Landmarks Permits All Five Boroughs

Every application filed with the Landmarks Preservation Commission, citywide
Nothing changes on a landmarked building without this. Replace a window, repoint a facade, rebuild an areaway, put up a storefront sign: in a historic district or on an individual landmark, it goes through the Landmarks Preservation Commission first. Most of it is decided by staff and never reaches a public hearing. This is the whole record, all five boroughs, every community district.
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What the permit types mean.
Certificate of Appropriateness
The Commission itself votes, in public, after a hearing. Reserved for work that changes a building's significant features: additions, new construction, major facade alterations. This is where a community board weighs in.
Certificate of No Effect
Staff finds the work does not affect any significant protected feature. Usually interior work, or work needing a Buildings permit that leaves the exterior alone.
Permit for Minor Work
Staff approves work that does not require a Buildings permit: window replacement in kind, repointing, painting, small repairs.
Notice of Compliance
Sign off confirming work was completed as permitted.
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