4 West Village Landmarked Properties Set For Possible Changes

WEST VILLAGE, NY — Hearings are set in September for a handful of buildings within Lower Manhattan landmarked properties.

Specifically, changes to four buildings in the Greenwich Village, West Village, and NoHo will have both a Community Board 2 hearing and a NYC Landmark Preservation hearing in the coming weeks.

The proposed changes range from replacing windows to breaking down walls and setting plans for future construction.

Here are the details for each of the four Lower Manhattan buildings.

2 Ninth Avenue

• Gansevoort Market Historic District (Between West 12th Street and West 13th Street)
• Community Board Hearing: Sept. 10
• Landmark Preservation Hearing: Sept. 22
• Reason for hearing: The application is to install signage on the canopy of the building.

85 Christopher Street

• Greenwich Village Historic District (Between Seventh Avenue South and Bleecker Street)
• Community Board 2 Hearing: Sept. 10
• Landmark Preservation Hearing: Sept. 22
• Reason for hearing: To replace all the windows on the street-facing side of the ground floor.

770 Broadway

• NoHo Historic District (Between Wanamaker Place and East 8th Street)
• Community Board 2 Hearing: Sept. 10
• Landmark Preservation Hearing: Sept. 22
• Reason for the hearing: To establish a master plan to decide the future installation of a storefront infill and signage.

72-76 West 11th Street

• Greenwich Village Historic District (Between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue)
• Community Board 2 Hearing: Sept. 10
• Landmarks Preservation Hearing: Sept. 22
• Reason For The Hearing: The application is to reconstruct and alter one of the street walls.