From left: 315 East 10th Street and Ben Shaoul
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a block-long historic district on East 10th Street at an emergency public hearing and vote today. The creation of the historic district follows developer Benjamin Shaoul’s Magnum Real Estate Group’s application in December to add a rooftop addition to a townhouse at 315 East 10th Street, which Magnum purchased late last year. The newly designated area extends from avenues A to B along the south side of 10th Street.
“We moved as quickly as we could, and today was the earliest possible day we could hold the hearing and vote based on the amount of research needed to complete the report and justify the designation,” said Elisabeth de Bourbon, director of communications for the LPC. But because the permit was grandfathered in, Shaoul will be allowed to proceed with the plans at 315 East 10th Street.
Read full story here: http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/01/17/east-village-gets-second-historic-designation/
For those looking to live inside a symbol of the city's past, real estate experts recommend prospective buyers do their research before signing on the dotted line. NY1's Jill Urban filed the following report.
