I agree. In this town we are fast losing our older.buildings (many of which have so much character) to the wrecking ball so ugly fifty floor condos can go up.
These new buildings are so cheaply built that a local study estimates that the average life expectancy for these atrocities is 25-40 years. That means some condo owners will have their building fall down before they're done paying their mortgage. One building has been shedding its plate glass windows during windstorms causing the closure of a major downtown street and a multi-million dollar refit. Luckily no pedestrians or passing motorists were injured by the falling glass. But I digress; this is about historic designations. I'm in favour but the counterpoint is that once your building is so designated its value plummets. One is restricted in what renovations are permitted and because any renovations must be in keeping with the original architecture/design permitted renos are very expensive. Unfortunately these buildings end up being white elephants. Everyone loves them, no one wants to buy them. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bob W <p...@web-options.com> Sent: October 10, 2012 10/10/12 To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: RE: OT and not OT - Landmark Preservation in NYC > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele > > the on topic aspect is that I took all the photos in my Back In the Day > Calendar with my old Pentax Kx'en. Except for one taken in 1971 with a > RICOH(!) > > This was in todays NY times (at least the online version) I'm right in > the middle of the area (7th st between 1st and 2nd ave) breathing a > sigh of relief > > http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/landmarks-commission- > approves-east-village-historic-district/ > that's great - it's nice living in a historic place, and knowing it will be more or less properly looked after. Maybe they'll turn it into a World Heritage site. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
