HDC | Historic Districts Council Historic Districts Council Learn how HDC advocates for New York Citys historic and cultural neighborhoods 54 Years of Preserving New York 157 Number of Historic Districts and Extensions 500 NYC Neighborhood Partners Featured How History and Housing Go Hand in Hand An Annotated List of New Housing and Historic Buildings We are thrilled to share this illustrated report with eleven recent examples of new housing created in historic structures and historic districts across New York City featuring both adaptive reuse and new construction. Studies Dec 5 2024 Featured Status 2025 Conference Challenges and Opportunities for Historic Affordable Housing March 29 HDCs 2025 Conference will focus on New Yorks historic rentstabilized apartment buildings which together constitute the citys most abundant form of affordable housing. Events Dec 9 2024 Testimony Read HDCs testimony for the Landmarks Preservation Commission Events Learn about HDCs events and programs Places Learn about New York Citys Historic Districts Individual Landmarks and many unprotected buildings Research Read HDCs original studies and research Policy Read HDCs policy papers on architecture law and preservation HDC at Work Our Advocacy Our Advocacy Events Programs Tours Local Voices I dont know what the City would be without HDC. They testified before LPC time after time and helped us focus on the right issues.