New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

LPC seeks a Data and GIS Analyst to join our team. The Analyst plays a critical role at LPC in providing spatial data analysis, designing digital maps, maintaining the agency’s publicly accessible geospatial databases, and serving as LPC’s Open Data Coordinator. The Data Analyst is responsible for oversight of all Research Department geospatial and non-geospatial databases and will also work closely with staff from multiple departments on a variety of agency initiatives and special projects, and has the opportunity to participate in and lead initiatives in cross-department and agency-wide projects. The ideal candidate has strong GIS and database experience, strong technical experience with the Esri desktop suite, experience using land use datasets and an interest in New York City architecture and historic preservation. Check out the job posting here: https://lnkd.in/e7gHRRbW

LPC is seeking a Deputy Director of Administration to join our team. The Deputy Director is a key member of LPC’s Administration Department, which is responsible for personnel, facilities management, operations, records management, and financial management. This position reports to the Director of Human Resources Management and Operations and directly supervises the Records Associate and Receptionist/Operations Associate. In this important role, the Deputy Director of Administration processes personnel actions, assists with recruitment and processes civil service transactions, serves as facilities manager, Records Management Officer, and as coordinator/liaison for Citywide Employee Programs, assists with emergency management and serves as key member of the Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) team, manages front desk operations, and undertakes special projects related to personnel and operational initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of the City of New York’s personnel rules and regulations, relevant NYC applications, strong organizational skills, and supervisory experience. Check out the job posting here: https://lnkd.in/e78r7zqa

A big thank you to LPC’s talented class of summer interns and our Adolf Placzek Fellow, who’ve spent the past few months learning about the Commission’s work, conducting special research projects on a range of preservation-related topics, helping organize LPC’s photo library, and more. We can’t wait to see what’s next for this talented crew!     We're grateful to NYC Department of Youth & Community Development and the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), Design Trust for Public Space, Macaulay Honors College at The City University of New York, and the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation for their generous support of these important internships and fellowship as we look to develop the next generation of preservationists. 

LPC is seeking a Director of Research to join the LPC team. The Director of Research is a key member LPC's senior leadership team, managing a team of researchers, preservationists, and historians and advising the Chair and Commission on landmark designations. The Director of Research works closely with senior staff to develop strategic plans for the agency’s landmark designations and citywide surveys and evaluations, oversees the landmark designation process, develops and sets standards for research techniques and documentation, meets with property owners, elected officials and community groups to discuss potential landmark designations, and oversees other special projects related to New York City’s historic buildings and neighborhoods. The Director of Research plays an important role in the advancement of LPC’s Equity Framework, including identifying and prioritizing designations that represent New York City's diversity and ensuring that the agency is telling the stories of all New Yorkers. With wide latitude for independent initiative and judgment, this role offers the opportunity to help preserve and protect New York City’s historic resources. Check out the job posting here: https://lnkd.in/ekesGy3c

LPC is seeking an Analyst, Planning and Outreach to join the LPC team. The Planning and Outreach Analyst serves as the agency’s primary liaison between property owners of buildings under consideration for landmark designation and relevant community organizations, researches planning, real estate and other issues related to buildings under consideration for landmark designation, tracks buildings under consideration, and undertakes special projects related to planning and designation initiatives, working closely with LPC’s executive leadership team as well as the agency’s Research and Preservation departments. The Analyst supports LPC’s Equity Framework by helping ensure effective outreach for LPC’s designation work. This role offers the opportunity to help ensure the preservation and protection of New York City’s historic resources. Check out the job posting here: https://lnkd.in/eWSbRQaA  

Congratulations to all of this year’s grant recipients, including the Lefferts Historic House, an individual landmark, and New Amsterdam Musical Association (NAMA), which is headquartered in a landmark building in the Central Harlem – West 130th-132nd Streets Historic District. 

Congratulations to the iconic NYC landmark Apollo Theater—now also a Kennedy Center Honoree for lifetime artistic achievement.

Looking forward to this week’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation New York Housing and Historic Preservation Roundtable. LPC’s Executive Director Lisa Kersavage Kersavage will join Sara C. Bronin and a panel of other leaders in the field for a discussion on housing policy and how our New York’s historic buildings can be part of the solution to address the state’s housing needs. More info here: https://lnkd.in/eRBmn_aR

Looking forward to this important and timely roundtable event led by Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chair Sara C. Bronin with a panel of other incredible experts in the field. See below for more information.

Exciting news from LPC, we recently launched our Climate Resiliency Initiative, funded with a $500,000 grant from FEMA, to undertake survey, outreach, and educational activities to strengthen the resiliency of New York City’s historic waterfront properties.