02/27/2013
“This report puts to rest the false arguments for preserving old buildings simply because they’ve survived. Instead, Midtown East’s dynamic history should serve as a blueprint for its future,” said Richard Anderson, President of the New York Building Congress and member of the Midtown 21C coalition. “From its inception, this district has been a step ahead of the competition because it adapted and changed to meet the demands of the future. Rezoning will encourage the development that will allow Midtown East to remain a vital hub of global business activity that creates jobs and permits the change that has historically set this district apart.”
In a recent report entitled Icons, Placeholders & Leftovers: Midtown East Report, CivicVisions, LP found that Midtown East's architectural history is one of continual change, with true landmarked buildings typically identified when they were first eligible 30 years after completion.
The study demonstrates that the structures presently being targeted for landmark status by preservation groups are minor buildings that have been eligible for designation for many decades and have never been acted on --- comprising minor works by known architects, architectural knock-offs of previously landmarked buildings, placeholders whose design goals were to generate economic return --- and buildings that have been reclad and refaced to such a degree that they have lost any architectural significance that would merit landmark status.
For more information regarding Midtown21C or to download the full report, please visit our website at null.In a recent report entitled Icons, Placeholders & Leftovers: Midtown East Report, CivicVisions, LP found that Midtown East's architectural history is one of continual change, with true landmarked buildings typically identified when they were first eligible 30 years after completion.
The study demonstrates that the structures presently being targeted for landmark status by preservation groups are minor buildings that have been eligible for designation for many decades and have never been acted on --- comprising minor works by known architects, architectural knock-offs of previously landmarked buildings, placeholders whose design goals were to generate economic return --- and buildings that have been reclad and refaced to such a degree that they have lost any architectural significance that would merit landmark status.
For more information regarding Midtown21C or to download the full report, please visit our website.
Midtown21C includes real estate labor & business orgs working to ensure Midtown East continues to be competitive world-class business district
