Public Design Commission created Women-Designed NYC, a publication that focuses on women-led projects awarded by the Public Design Commission over the past ten years.
Designation report for the Roosevelt Building, 841 Broadway, a transitional Romanesque Revival/Renaissance Revival-style building built in 1893-94 and designed by Stephen Decatur Hatch. It is a significant example of the high-rise commercial development along Broadway in the late 19th century.
A c. 1848-1851 brick row house significant for its association with Harriet and Thomas Truesdell who lived there from 1851 to 1863 and were active abolitionists in Brooklyn before
the Civil War.
Designation report for the Sunset Park South Historic District which represents the largest collection of well-preserved row houses in the Sunset Park neighborhood that recall Sunset Park's originals and history as a middle-class community.
Designation report for the Sunset Park North Historic District which consists of well-preserved early 20th century row houses and flats, buildings that recall the neighborhood's transformation into a working- and middle-class community.
This guide to storefront improvements will help you understand the parts of a traditional storefront— the sign, awning, lighting, display window, and security devices—and make good design decisions.
Somers Brothers Tinware Factory (later American Can Company) was once one of the largest decorated tinware manufacturing complexes in the United States, it remains one of Gowanus's most distinctive industrial buildings.
Designed in 1932 by Walter C. Martin, Superintendent of School Buildings for the New
York City Board of Education, Public School 48 was the first school constructed using
Martin’s “P” plan and is a fine example and early use of the Art Deco style applied to a
community elementary school.
The actions taken by the Commission at its public meetings are documented in minutes. Per the Delegation Resolution adopted by the Commission on 10/11/2022, some projects may be approved by the Executive Director in lieu of the Commission. Approvals are documented in certificates.