Lower East Side Preservation Presentation
As part of the Environmental Impact Statement that the city created for the rezoning of the East Village, a study was commissioned outlining the possible impacts of the rezoning on historic resources.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for CB3
Historic Resources Survey conducted
Rezoning area + 400 ft. = study area
Area of local, citywide, national, international importance
Lower East Side among 11 most endangered places in nation, says National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2008
Known Historic Resources:
5 Historic Districts
86 Individual Landmarks
Potential Historic Resources
2 Historic Districts:
Tompkins Square Park
E. 6th St. (1st & 2nd)
89 Individual Landmarks
Tompkins Square Historic District
Middle Collegiate Church
Few Designated Landmark Buildings or Districts in Lower East Side
Fewer still in area north of Houston and south of 14th Street
Historic Preservation and the Lower East Side
Lower East Side Preservation Initiative
LESPI is a volunteer group composed of local residents and preservationists
LESPI is working to protect Lower East Side historic streetscapes
LESPI’s current objectives:
