25. New York City Landmarks Law §25-307(b)
“. . . the commission shall consider (a) the effect of the proposed work in
creating, changing destroying or affecting the exterior architectural
features of the improvement upon which such work is to be done and (b) the
relationship between the results of such work and the exterior
architectural features of other, neighboring improvements.”
“In appraising such effects and relationships, the commission shall
consider, in addition to any other pertinent matters, the factors of
aesthetic, historical and architectural values and significance,
architectural style, design, arrangement, texture, material and color.”
Cunard Building 25 Broadway Built 1917 – 1919 Part of Steamship Row in Lower Manhattan Designed by Benjamin Wistar Morris Neo-Classical style Setbacks responding to 1916 Zoning Resolution
Designation was for both interior and exterior Interior designations can only be for publically accessible spaces
