We’re pleased to report that the proposal to add a huge spaceship-like glass addition atop the historic “Triangle” Building at 675 Hudson Street in the Meatpacking District was rejected by the Landmarks Preservation Commission this week. Village Preservation strongly opposed the proposed changes to the iconic building, which we got landmarked in 2003 as part of the Gansevoort Market Historic District, generating hundreds of letters in opposition from the public and seeking support from citywide preservation organizations as well as local elected officials. The applicant may return with a revised proposal, but the Commissioners made clear that they found the degree of visibility and the design of the proposed addition troubling. 

The Triangle Building, much of which dates to 1849, is one of over 1,300 buildings Village Preservation has helped get landmarked in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. Landmark designation is often the first, if exceptionally important, step in guaranteeing the preservation of a historic site, which requires perpetual vigilance to ensure landmark regulations are appropriately enforced and discretionary applications such as these which harm important historic features are rejected. That’s why every day Village Preservation monitors and shares information with the public about all applications for changes to landmarked sites in our neighborhoods that require public review.