CB4 hearing: 1/18/2022 – see below to register for the Zoom meeting. To submit written testimony of any length in advance of the hearing, click HERE.

LPC hearing: 2/8/2022 – see below for instructions on participating in the virtual public hearing. To submit written testimony of any length in advance of the hearing, send it to testimony@lpc.nyc.gov by 12:00 noon on the Monday before the hearing. Click HERE for suggested guidelines for testimony from Village Preservation.

Gansevoort Market Historic District
At the northeast corner of Ninth Avenue and West 14th Street

This Certificate of Appropriateness application is in response the City’s order to demolish nine landmarked townhouses at this location. View the original Certificate of Appropriateness application here.

—- APPLICATION INFORMATION —-

1) From the CB4 agenda: Application is to reconstruct the façade.

2) View the application: 2/08/2022 revised reconstruction application. Available in PDF. 01/18/2022 proposed reconstruction application. Available in PDF; 08/11/2020 original approved application. Available in PDF.  

3) View the video: A curated list of LPC videos of these presentations from March 2014 onward can be found on our YouTube page. Please note that the LPC posts these videos about a week after the presentation. Videos include the applicant’s presentation, public testimony (for hearings only), and deliberation by the LPC commissioners.

4) LPC designation report: Available in PDF.

5) Receive updates by email: Please click here if you would like Village Preservation to email you when there are updates to the status of this application.

—- HEARING TIMES & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT —-

1) Community Board 4 public hearing:
January 18, 2022 at 6:30 PM via Zoom
Please register using the link below:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DFb3VarcS5OyuTJ1l4oqiw

As this information is subject to change, please visit the community board’s website for the latest available agenda. This application is scheduled to be shown publicly for the first time at CB4s Chelsea Land Use Committee public hearing. Public attendance via webinar and comments are welcome (note: this will be the first opportunity for the public to comment on this application). There is no time limit per se for testimony unless there are a number of people who are in attendance. To submit written testimony of any length in advance of the hearing, click HERE.

2) Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) virtual public hearing:
February 8, 2022 at 2:00 pm (join by 1:00 pm) via YouTube and Zoom.
Registration information available below:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/hearings/hearings.page

  • For instructions on how to participate in virtual LPC public hearings and meetings, click HERE and click HERE for the video tutorial.
  • Sign up to speak HERE
  • The Livestream of the hearing will be on YouTube and is available HERE
  • Join the meeting on Zoom to testify when the item is announced HERE. (There is a three-minute time limit for testimony).
  • To submit written testimony of any length in advance of the hearing, send it to testimony@lpc.nyc.gov by 12:00 noon on the Monday before the hearing.

On the Friday afternoon before the hearing, the LPC schedule for the hearing date with approximate hearing time will be posted on the LPC’s website. The LPC recommends that you start watching the meeting via YouTube 60 minutes prior in the event of schedule changes. Note that items can sometimes be postponed (laid over) to a future date. Public attendance and testimony are welcome. This will most likely be the last opportunity for public comment on this application. Following the hearing, the Commission will officially vote to approve or deny the application, or ask that the applicant return at a later date with revisions.

—- STATUS OF THIS APPLICATION —-

This section provides updates if there are changes to the hearing dates listed above, which includes instances when an application has been laid over (aka postponed). If applicable, LPC public meeting dates for this application will also be tracked here. Please note that public testimony is taken at public hearings, but not at public meetings.

CB4 Chelsea Land Use Committee recommended approval with modifications.

Application was approved at the 2/8/2022 LPC Public Hearing with 7 in favor, 2 opposed, and 1 abstaining.

Please note: All LPC public hearings and public meetings are held at the Municipal Building, 1 Centre Street, 9th floor north, public hearing room (unless otherwise noted).

STAY UPDATED! Click here for our e-alerts to be updated on this application as soon as we find out more.