Follow-Up: City and Suburban Tenements

Way back in November, we posted a story about the City and Suburban Tenements , located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. This complex, known for its light and airy apartments for working-class New Yorkers (a rarity in the early 1900's) was protected as a landmark back in 1990. Unfortunately, the Board of Estimate reversed the Landmarks Preservation Commission's decision on several buildings within the complex, ultimately leaving two of them vulnerable to development.

On Thursday, February 1, the City Council voted unanimously to extend protection to the unprotected buildings, following the LPC's decision to protect the sites, back on November 21st. The Citizens Emergency Committee to Preserve Preservation would like to thank the City Council, Council Member Jessica Lappin and LPC for reversing the Board of Estimate's decision and making things right.

More on the story here .