 22.5 Hours: The Architectural and Cultural Heritage of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and Lower East Side
October 23, 30, and November 6
$175 - GVSHP Members
$225 - All Others (includes membership in GVSHP)
Please read GVSHP’s administration policy before registration
Taught by a talented and knowledgeable mix of professionals from the field, you will experience our downtown neighborhoods’ exciting history through afternoon walking tours led by one of Travel & Leisure magazine’s “Best Tour Guides,” with visits to the Merchant’s House Museum, the Tenement Museum, and the Eldridge Street Synagogue.
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Historic preservation and the importance of the New York City Landmarks Law for both brokers and buyers
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The influence of Classical architecture on the stylistic development of townhouses, apartment buildings, and tenements.
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The evolution of regulatory reforms and zoning laws that shaped urban design and building types in the context of socio-economic, cultural, and political forces.
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The realities of working with the Department of Buildings (DOB) and other NYC regulatory bodies today
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Department of State mandated three-hour course on Fair Housing and Discrimination
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 7.5 Hours: The South Village Transformed: Italian Tenements and Industrial Lofts to the Row House Reborn 
October 9
$50 - GVSHP Members
$95 - All Others (includes membership in GVSHP)
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Focused on the rowhouse, tenement and industrial loft architecture of the South Village, you will explore the changing population of the neighborhood and its impact on architectural styles and buildings types.
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Historic preservation and the importance of the New York City Landmarks Law for both brokers and buyers
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The influence of Italian immigration on the development of tenement architecture and industrial loft buildings south of Washington Square Park.
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The role of artists and real estate developers in creating new housing forms from the once-stately rowhouses of the Village, transforming the deteriorating streets and social character into the bohemian neighborhood still evident today.
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South Village architectural walking tour and private visit and case study of MacDougal-Sullivan Gardens, a landmarked development.
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 7.5 Hours: The Great Urban Paradigm Shift: Robert Moses, Jane Jacobs and the Fate of Postwar New York
October 16
$50 GVSHP Members
$95 All Others (includes membership in GVSHP)
Please read GVSHP’s administration policy before registration
Discover how the rise of urban renewal led to the writings and advocacy of Jane Jacobs, the people’s rejection of many long-standing planning principles, and the creation of environmental and land-use review laws.
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The role of notable historic figures in the preservation movement in the 20th century, including Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses.
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The practice of eminent domain and its ultimate rejection by the people of New York City.
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The rise of the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) and its impact on real estate today.
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A West Village walking tour and case study of West Village Houses, a middle class community built through the Mitchell-Lama housing subsidy.
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Administrative Policies — Please Read
Registration Cancellation/Refund Policies: Cancellations must be received in writing at GVSHP a minimum of three business days prior to the start of the course to receive a refund. A $25 service fee will be assessed on any refunded monies. NO REFUNDS or CREDIT will be given for NO-SHOWS.
Course Cancellation Policy: GVSHP reserves the right to cancel the course if a minimum enrollment of 15 is not met.
Continuing Education Requirements: All real estate licensees must take 22½ hours of NYS continuing education credits every 2 years in order to maintain their license. Effective for renewals on or after July 1, 2008, the 22½ hours of required continuing education credit must include at least three hours of instruction pertaining to fair housing and/or discrimination in the sale or rental of real property or an interest in real property.
Course Requirements/Completion: No licensed person shall receive credit for any course or course module presented in a class-room setting if he or she is absent from the classroom, during any instructional period, for a period or periods totaling more than 10 percent of the time prescribed for the course. Once the course is completed and all requirements are met, certificates will be sent via mail within 5-10 business days. GVSHP also informs the Department of State upon completion of a course. However, the student is responsible for the renewal of their license with the Department of State.
Admission Policy: The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation does not base course fees, entrance standards, or standards for successful completion of a course on a student’s race, color, sex, religion, national origin, handicap or familial status.
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