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As you may know, the New York Landmarks Conservancy is a private, nonprofit organization
dedicated to preserving and reusing architecturally and historically important buildings in New
York City. Much of the Conservancy’s work takes place in low and moderate income
neighborhoods, demonstrating over and over again the positive effect of historic preservation on
community development and revitalization. Through its Neighborhood Preservation Programs, the
Conservancy has provided millions of dollars in grants and low-interest loans, as well as
countless hours of project management and technical assistance, to owners of all types of
buildings.
There are funds available in our Neighborhood Preservation Programs to help finance exterior
(and interior structural) capital work and related costs on older buildings. The properties need not
be designated landmark buildings in all cases, as the funding programs have different guidelines.
All of the programs are accompanied by project management assistance to foster landmark
quality work and facilitate public approval processes. The Neighborhood Preservation Programs
are:
1. Historic Properties Fund – a revolving loan fund for any type of property or owner. It
provides collateralized loans for preservation work on buildings that are officially
landmarks, within historic districts, or eligible for listing in the State or National Register of
Historic Places. (Conservancy staff can help you to obtain this determination from the
State Historic Preservation Office; it involves little further public regulation or compliance
costs.) Loans range from $40,000 to approximately $300,000 per project.
2. City Ventures Fund – a grant program for nonprofit owners/developers of properties that
serve lower income people. Although there is a priority for projects that provide
affordable and special needs housing, facilities that provide services to lower income
people, such as employment training, social services, and other educational purposes,
are also eligible for funding. Grants for professional services and capital preservation
work of up to $20,000 are available for older buildings that generally do not have any
landmark status but have good architectural quality and integrity.
3. Emergency Preservation Grants – capitalized largely by The New York Community
Trust, a grant program for nonprofit owners of historic properties for emergency repair
work. (Houses of worship are not eligible here, as there are other Conservancy programs
that assist sacred sites.) Grants of up to $25,000 are available for immediate work that
addresses public safety, water penetration, or other issues that threaten the preservation
of the property. (Most grants are in the range of $10,000 to $15,000.)
In addition to the Neighborhood Preservation Programs, the Conservancy also provides city and
statewide matching grants specifically for houses of worship. Visit the Conservancy’s website at
www.nylandmarks.org for more information about these and other programs.
Please call me or any of the people listed below to see if your project may be eligible for one of
our programs. Thanks.
Karen Ansis, Fund Manager
karenansis@nylandmarks.org
Program Coordinators:
Jim Mahoney: jamesmahoney@nylandmarks.org
Blaire Walsh: blairewalsh@nylandmarks.org
09.08.2015
New York Landmarks Conservancy
One Whitehall Street, 21st Floor
New York, New York 10004
Telephone: 212-995-5260
Fax:
212-995-5268
www.nylandmarks.org