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Landmarks Preservation Commission designates five Midtown South buildings tied to garment and fur trades
Summary
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously Aug. 12 to designate five Midtown South buildings — representing the neighborhood’s early–20th-century garment and fur industries — as New York City individual landmarks.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted Aug. 12 to designate five Midtown South buildings — the Barbee Building (LP-2687), Fashion Tower (LP-2688), Furcraft/Fur Craft Building (LP-2690), 20 Ninth Street Towers (LP-2689) and the Lefkort Clothing Center (LP-2691) — as New York City individual landmarks. The designations were presented by the commission’s research staff as part of LPC’s Midtown South initiative and passed by unanimous recorded votes. The commission’s research department said the five buildings illustrate Midtown South’s transformation into a national center for clothing manufacturing between roughly 1910 and 1930 and fill a gap in LPC’s existing designations for that era. ‘‘The research department recommends that the commission vote to designate’’ the buildings, staff said during the hearing. Taken together, the buildings represent different strands of early…
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