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- 125th Street Corridor
- 2nd Avenue Subway
- 421-a tax incentive program
- 980 Madison Tower
- Access to the Region's Core (ARC)
- Albee Square Mall Tower
- Atlantic Yards
- Bayside Rezoning
- Bayswater/Far Rockaway Rezoning
- Bedford Stuyvesant Rezoning
- Briarwood Rezoning
- Bricktown Centre
- Brig Redevelopment, Wallabout Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Academy of Music Cultural District
- Brooklyn Greenway
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Bush Terminal Park
- Clinton Hill/Ft. Greene Rezoning
- College Point Police Academy
- Columbia University Expansion
- Columbus Circle
- Con Ed Site Redevelopment
- Coney Island Development
- Cooper Square Urban Renewal Area
- Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel
- Domino Sugar Factory
- Downtown Brooklyn
- Downtown JFK-LIRR Link
- DUMBO Rezoning
- Dyker Heights/Fort Hamilton Rezoning
- East River Plaza
- East River Science Park
- East River Waterfront
- East Side Access
- Far Rockaway and Mott Creek Rezoning
- Far West Village Rezoning
- Federal Housing Policy
- Fieldston Landmark Designation
- Flushing Development
- Fordham Expansion
- Forest Hills Rezoning
- Fresh Kills Master Plan
- Fulton Street Transit Center
- Gansevoort Marine Transfer Station
- Garment District Rezoning
- Gateway Center at Bronx Terminal Market
- General Theological Seminary Tower (Chelsea)
- Governors Island
- Gowanus Development
- Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning
- High Line Redevelopment + Whitney Museum
- HUB Retail and Office Center
- Hudson Railyards
- Hudson River Park
- Hudson Yards Rezoning & Development
- Hunter College Health-Professions Tower
- Hunts Point Vision Plan
- Inwood/Sherman Creek Waterfront Rezoning
- Jamaica, Queens Development and Rezoning
- Javits Convention Center Expansion
- JetBlue JFK Terminal
- Kingsbridge Armory
- Kissena Park Rezoning
- Lincoln Center Redevelopment
- Long Island City
- Lower East Side Rezoning
- Lower Manhattan Development
- Maspeth - Woodside Rezoning
- Mets Stadium Construction
- Middle Village-Glendale Rezoning
- Midwood Rezoning
- Mott Haven School Campus
- Moynihan Station
- Museum for African Art
- New Madison Square Garden
- New Rego Park, Queens Mall
- New York City Building Code
- New York City Hospital Redevelopment
- New York Diamond Tower
- New York Historical Society Tower
- No. 7 Line Extension
- North Brother Island
- North Tribeca Rezoning
- NYC 2012 Olympic Bid
- NYU Development
- One Madison Ave Clocktower
- P.S. 64 Redevelopment
- PlaNYC 2030
- Plaza Hotel Redevelopment
- Policy Developments - Landmarks
- Public Place
- Queens Botanical Garden
- Queens Plaza
- Queens West
- Randalls Island Water Park and Playing Fields
- Red Hook Cruise Terminal
- Red Hook Development
- Renaissance Ballroom and Renaissance Casino
- Seventh Regiment Armory (Park Ave.)
- Silvercup West
- SoHo Sanitation Garage
- Solid Waste Management Plan
- South Bronx Jail Plan
- South Ferry Terminal Project
- South Street Seaport Redevelopment
- South Village Historic District
- Springfield Gardens Rezoning
- St. Vincent’s Expansion
- Stapleton Waterfront District
- Starrett City
- Staten Island NASCAR Track
- Staten Island North Shore Light Rail
- Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village
- Sunnyside Yards Platform
- The Caledonia (Chelsea)
- Trump Soho Hotel Condominiums
- Union Square Redesign
- Union-Utopia Rezoning
- United Nations Renovation
- Upper West Side Rezoning Proposal
- Uptown New York (East Harlem)
- Van Cortlandt Park Filtration Plant
- Via Verde - New Housing New York Legacy Project
- Washington Square Park Redesign
- West-Park Presbyterian Church Tower
- White Plains Courtyard
- Whitestone Rezoning
- Willets Point Development
- World Trade Center Redevelopment
- Yankee Stadium Construction
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South Village Historic District
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation has submitted a proposal for the creation of the South Village Historic District. The boundaries of the district would cover the blocks south of West Fourth St. to West Houston St., between Seventh Ave. and LaGuardia Place, and an extension from Houston St. down to Watts St. between Sixth Ave. and the midblock line west of West Broadway. Comprised of 38 blocks and about 800 buildings, it would be the city’s first tenement-based district. What many consider the heart of the Village — streets including Bleecker, Carmine, MacDougal, Sullivan, Thompson, Cornelia, Jones, Minetta and Minetta Lane — are included in the proposed South Village district but were missed when the Greenwich Village Historic District was designated in 1969.
Although the neighborhood has seen less development pressure than other places, like the recently landmarked and rezoned far West Village, it is home to several buildings beloved of preservationists. The proposal cited the demolition of the Tunnel Garage on Broome and Thompson Sts., the Circle in the Square Theater on Bleecker St., the Sullivan St. Theater and the Poe House and Judson Memorial Church Community House at Thompson and W. Third Sts.
Preservation Groups Push for South Village Landmark
Monday, December 10, 2007 | Metro New York | Topic: Historic Preservation & Landmarks
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) will host a public meeting tonight to discuss the merits for landmarking the South Village. South Village refers to the area south of Washington Square Park including Bleecker, MacDougal, Carmine and Sullivan Streets. This area was left out of the Greenwich Village Historic District designation in 1969 because its architecture was not considered to be worthy of a designation. The GVSHP has been pushing the city to landmark the area since submitting an official proposal in 2006.
Rally For South Village Historic District
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 | AM New York | Topic: Historic Preservation & Landmarks
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation held a rally in the South Village on Monday at the Our Lady of Pompeii church to demand that the Landmarks Preservation Commission protect that historic area. The tenement-based historic district would be the first of its kind in the city, according to supporters.
South Village Historic District Forces Developers Westward
Thursday, May 24, 2007 | New York Sun | Topic: Historic Preservation & Landmarks
After the creation of a historic district covering most of the West Village, construction has centered on the furthest west edge of the neighborhood, beyond the confines of preservation restriction. Several new condominiums are under constructions, attracting celebrities and other luxury residents due to their proximity to West Village nightlife, restaurants, and boutiques as well as the Hudson River to the west.
NYU No Longer Supporting South Village Historic District
Monday, April 23, 2007 | NYU News | Topic: Historic Preservation & Landmarks
NYU has retracted its previous endorsement of the plan to make Greenwich Village a new historic district, the South Village Historic District. The reversal was caused by concerns at NYU that the area within the historic district does not consist of a single neighborhood which should have such a designation. However the boundaries have already been approved by community members and local politicians. NYU has stated that it is willing to continue working towards a favorable proposal, but the plan’s supporters are upset by the unexpected turnaround.
Questioning NYU's Support of South Village Historic District
Friday, April 13, 2007 | The Villager | Topic: Historic Preservation & Landmarks
This article in the Villager alleges that New York University is reneging on a promise it made four years ago to support the proposed South Village Historic District, a landmark designation that would create the "city’s first tenement-based landmarked district." Preservation group, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, points to a letter dated March 9, 2007 by Alicia Hurley, NYU's associate vice president for government and community affairs, which asserts that a review of the current preservation district is necessary to determine whether or not the proposed district is too large. New York University recently hired a group of planners to create a master plan for the school. Some community leaders and historic preservationists are worried that NYU will compromise the proposed district by seeking to minimize its scope. A public hearing on the South Village Historic District is scheduled for late April.
South Village Historic District Welcome Preservation of Unique Area
Thursday, February 08, 2007 | Downtown Express | Topic: Historic Preservation & Landmarks
This editorial expresses the view that designation of the South Village Historic District is a long-awaited and well-deserved development. The author believes that as the real estate boom continues, there was a need for historic status in order to protect many of the unique buildings that are located in the area, including two historic churches. The proposed historic district would be particularly notable for being the first tenement-based historic district, as the area was historically inhabitant by immigrants and working class citizens. The author also believes that the designation could actually help developers by raising property values.]
South Greenwich Village Historic District Proposed
Friday, January 19, 2007 | The Villager | Topic: Historic Preservation & Landmarks
Calling a proposed historic district in the southern area of Greenwich Village the “city’s first largely tenement-based historic district,” the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation wants a new historic district that covers south of West Fourth Street to West Houston Street between Seventh Avenue and LaGuardia Place. The proposed district would also include an extension from West Houston Street down to Watts Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway. Covering 38 blocks and 800 buildings, the South Village Preservation Project is one of the Society’s greatest priorities in the coming year. A report detailing the proposal has been given to the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission.