Landmarks Committee

Landmarks Committee
PUBLIC HEARING
Monday, July 14, 2025 - 6:30 PM
This meeting was conducted via Zoom

MINUTES: July 2025 Landmarks Committee Minutes

A livestream of the meeting can be found here.

AGENDA:

1. 78 East 79th Street (Upper East Side Historic District) – Charles Huang, RA, RAND Engineering & Architecture, DPC – A Queen Anne style building designed by Anson Squires and constructed in 1882. Application is for the installation of a painted metal fence/gate/planter/garbage enclosure at the 78 East 79th Street building areaway.
   1. 78 East 79th Street Presentation
   2. 78 East 79th Street Resolution
2. 1009 Fifth Avenue (Metropolitan Museum Historic District) – Dennis Mele, R.A. of Midtown Preservation Architecture & Engineering, P.C. – A Beaux Arts style building designed by Welch, Smith & Provot and constructed in 1899-1901. Application is for window replacement and modification to the elevator bulkhead at the west and reconstruction of the east bulkheads at the 5th, 6th, and 7th floor levels.
   1. 1009 Fifth Avenue Presentation
   2. 1009 Fifth Avenue Resolution
3. 118 East 95th Street (Expanded Carnegie Hill Historic District) – Christopher (Kit) Middleton – A Queen Anne style building designed by C. Abbott French & Co. and constructed in 1887-88. Application is for the creation of a new cellar level for a new laundry room, storage room, and mechanical room, as well as for excavation and a new foundation.
   1. 118 East 95th Street Presentation
   2. 118 East 95th Street Street Resolution
4. 945 Madison Avenue: Former Whitney Museum (Upper East Side Historic District) – PBDW Architects – A Modern style building designed by Marcel Breuer and constructed in 1966. Application is for the creation of new egress lighting, planters and signage at the secondary entry on Madison Avenue, and for a new eating area in the Sculpture Garden.
   1. 945 Madison Avenue Presentation
   2. 945 Madison Avenue Resolution
5. Old Business
6. New Business

Anthony Cohn and David Helpern, Co-Chairs