The New York Landmarks Conservancy is dedicated to preserving, revitalizing, and reusing New York's architecturally significant buildings. Through pragmatic leadership, financial and technical assistance, advocacy, and public education, the Conservancy ensures that New York's historically and culturally significant buildings, streetscapes, and neighborhoods continue to contribute to New York's economy, tourism, and quality of life.
Since the Conservancy's founding, our programs have provided more than $30 million in grants and low-interest loans, accompanied by countless hours of hands-on technical consulting, revitalizing neighborhoods and preserving the character of our City for future generations.
For more than 25 years, the Technical Services Center has provided expert architectural and preservation advice to property owners, developers, and contractors. The 1982 conversion of the Federal Archive Building created the Historic Properties Fund, now the nation’s largest revolving loan fund used exclusively for historic preservation. The Fund’s loans are available to owners of historic residential, commercial, religious, and nonprofit buildings.
In 1986, the Sacred Sites Program became one of the first programs to offer technical assistance and grants to landmark churches, synagogues, mosques, and meetinghouses. The Conservancy also publishes Common Bond, a national journal for historic religious properties. The same year, the City Ventures Fund was established to aid non-profit community development organizations in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Its grants and loans help convert non-landmarked, architecturally significant buildings into affordable housing and community service centers.
