From:	David Loken <dtloken@gmail.com>
Sent:	Thursday, July 7, 2022 1:32 PM
To:	Elmer, Linda
Subject:	RE: In support of HPC file #220279 St. Mark's Church Certificate of 
Appropriateness


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Hello, 

I just wanted to register my utmost support for this beautiful & appropriate infill project. I do 
want to make note about the absurdity of residents citing the building’s scale as not fitting with 
the neighborhood given that the neighborhood is quite literally filled with historic properties of 
similar to greater scale than this proposal:

 

I urge the HPC to fully support this new infill over the spurious and quite frankly borne entirely 
out of self interest for “free” parking by incumbent property owners nearby.

Long has the Upper East Side not pulled its weight in new infill housing and avoiding a looming 
housing affordability crisis, blocking this large number of units in such a quality development 
over such spurious objections would be a tremendous mistake and huge black eye for the local 
preservation movement as a whole.

Best,

David Loken