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What are the costs they imply landmark status will incur for them? Does it place restrictions on how the building can be changed or must look?
by nmstoker 8y ago
What are the costs they imply landmark status will incur for them? Does it place restrictions on how the building can be changed or must look?
- gregorymichael 8y agoAffirmative. An example: our office is in a landmark building a few blocks from Strand. Couple years ago there was a leak on the roof. While fixing, they found absestos, which they we're required to remove. But, because we are a landmark building, the facade had to be put back exactly as it appeared before the work. The construction took a year longer and was significantly more expensive than would have been without landmark status.
- minhaz23 8y agoSome people are saying her reasons may also be strictly monetary, like having the option available to sell later.
- pseudolus 8y agoThere's also the implication that the Landmarks Preservation Committee "cherry-picked" the Strand building while ignoring other more vulnerable buildings. More details on the background of the controversy can be found on the Gothamist web site. http://gothamist.com/2018/12/04/strand_landmark_fight.php http://gothamist.com/2018/12/04/strand_landmark_fight.php