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Landmarks Preservation Commission Seeks Five Midtown South Designations; Owner Opposes One Citing Housing Conversion Costs
Summary
The Landmarks Preservation Commission presented five proposed Midtown South individual landmark designations to the Council subcommittee; property owners opposed at least one designation, citing increased time and cost for adaptive‑reuse conversions.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission asked the New York City Council subcommittee to review five proposed individual landmark designations in Midtown South that LPC says document the neighborhood’s historic garment and fur trades.
Margaret Hermann, LPC director of research, said the commission designated five buildings after a Midtown South Initiative study and public hearings: the Barbee (Barbie) Building; Fashion Tower; Furcraft Building; the connected 29th Street Towers; and the Leftcourt (Left Court/Leff Court) Clothing Center. Hermann described each building’s architectural features, historic uses for garment and fur manufacturing and showroom functions, and summarized outreach to property owners and stakeholders.
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