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JERROLD NADLER 10

TH DISTRICT, NEW YORK

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Chair Meenakshi Srinivasan

New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

Municipal Building

1 Centre Street, 9th Floor, North

New York, NY 10007

December 8, 2015

Dear Chair Srinivasan,

As the Member of Congress representing the 10th

Congressioanl District, which includes the

Upper West Side of Manhattan, I am writing to offer my support for the Certificate of

Appropriateness application for 378 West End Avenue. West End Collegiate Church has played

an important role in the Upper West Side’s history and is an asset to the neighborhood. The

Church has shown a dedication to keeping being historically sensitive as they move forward with

their project, taking into account community input and the unique and distinct nature of the

surrounding streetscape.

The new building proposed by West End Collegiate Church, designed by COOKFOX, fits well

into the historic context of West End Avenue. The design takes material cues from the landmark

church and the landscape of the buildings on West End Avenue. The necessary restoration work

on 378 West End Avenue pays homage to one of the avenue’s defining buildings by bringing it

back to prime condition.

My district is home to many of the New York’s most recognizable landmarks, sites and

buildings. In order to ensure they remain important culturally, educationally and historically

relevant, they must be preserved properly. The proposed restoration and reconstruction has

received widespread community support, and enhances the character of the landmark district we

have fought diligently to preserve.

I respectfully request that the Commission support this application as an appropriate addition to

the historic district.

Sincerely,

JERROLD NADLER

Member of Congress