Landmark Buildings

How to Know if a Building is a Landmark

Official city landmark designation is granted through the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), which “is responsible for protecting New York City's architecturally, historically, and culturally significant buildings and sites by granting them landmark or historic district status, and regulating them once they're designated.”  Today, there are over 31,000 landmarked properties in the five boroughs. 

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