Overview

• The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted August 12 to grant individual landmark status to the Barbey Building, Fashion Tower, Furcraft Building, 29th Street Towers and Lefcourt Clothing Center.
• The designations require LPC approval for any future exterior alterations and are subject to a 120-day City Council period for potential modification or rejection.
• This preservation effort runs alongside the Midtown South Mixed-Use rezoning advanced earlier in August, which permits nearly 10,000 new apartments, including about 2,900 affordable units.
• City Hall’s mitigation package allocates roughly $120 million in funding and programs—featuring Midtown Made, a local production fund and $50 million for below-market space—to bolster garment industry tenants.
• Owners of the Fashion Tower formally opposed its landmarking at a May hearing, contending the timing was directly linked to the city’s rezoning strategy.