2nd Avenue between East 6th and East 7th Streets
East Village / Lower East Side Historic District

LPC Designation Report: Available as PDF.

Application is to redevelop the vacant lot, that was the result of the fire in 2020 that led to the loss of the church, into a temporary outdoor space that would include the installation of ground cover, landscaping, fencing, accessible ramp and platform.  The proposed scope of work would also include a new door opening on the first floor of 50 East 7th Street to provide direct access to the outdoor space.

PDF Presentation Links:
Community Board Presentation of 7/14/26

25052 2026-05-26 Middle Church Community Board Presentation.pdf


LPC Presentation (Pending)

UPCOMING HEARING/MEETING(S):

Community Board 3 – Tuesday, July 14th – 6:30-9:30pm

  • CB3 meetings are currently in-person, and are held at:

Middle Collegiate Church – 50 East 7th Street, Parlor Room, 5th Floor

  • Spoken public comments are welcome at the meeting, usually restricted to two minutes per person.

LPC Public Hearing – TBD

**All information and timings are subject to change. Items can sometimes be postponed (laid over) for a future date. Check back here or sign up to receive notifications for this project.

PAST HEARING/MEETING DATES and DECISIONS

Please note: At this time, all LPC public hearings and meetings are hybrid. Members of the public may participate in-person at the LPC Hearing Room, 253 Broadway, Second Floor, or virtually via Zoom and YouTube. For a video tutorial on how to participate virtually, click HERE.

View the video after a LPC hearing concludes: Videos of past LPC Hearings and Meetings can be found on their YouTube page. 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.

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