Overview

Following a story we originally noticed in the Times and subsequently on Curbed, The Landmarks Preservation Commission finds itself in the middle of another clash. This argument stems from Friedland Properties’s plan to demolish a two story building housing a hair salon and a Parisian bistro in order to build an ambitious 14-story luxury condominium. When plans for the residence were released via the Times, many residents in the neighborhood strongly opposed the plan labeling it “a nightmare of noise, dirt and double-parked construction vehicles.” The argument raised by those opposing the project claim that the idea of razing a historic building in order to build another luxury condo is strongly against the grain of the Upper East Side Historic District.

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