Frampton Tolbert is the new executive director of the Historic Districts Council

After Simeon Bankoff, govt director of the Historic Districts Council (HDC) in New York Metropolis, stepped down after twenty years of service in September of 2021, all eyes had been on the council to see who his successor can be. Since taking on the reins of the 50-year-old preservation nonprofit in 2000, Bankoff was a daily fixture at Landmarks Preservation Fee hearings to advocate for shielding historic buildings, monuments, and neighborhoods.

Lorna Nowve was named interim govt director by the council’s board of administrators, however right this moment a closing choice has been reached on Bankoff’s alternative: Frampton Tolbert, presently the Deputy Director of the Middle for City Pedagogy (CUP), will lead the group efficient April 11.

“I’m thrilled to return to HDC to guide the group ahead as I strongly consider that preservation is essential to the longer term success of New York,” mentioned Tolbert within the HDC’s announcement. He beforehand served as HDC’s deputy director from 2005 to 2014. “I will probably be an advocate for all communities, working with a various coalition of stakeholders to protect our irreplaceable architectural, historic, and cultural heritage in an equitable and sustainable means. Preservation must be a part of making town work for everybody.”

“The Historic Districts Council is elated that after a really aggressive search course of,” mentioned Alison Greenberg, HDC board president, within the announcement, “Frampton Tolbert will be a part of HDC as Govt Director. He’s eminently certified, ready and energized to guide HDC throughout an thrilling and vital time for preservation in New York Metropolis.”

Tolbert has been a staunch preservationist for greater than 20 years and is deeply concerned in conserving New York’s cultural and architectural historical past. He has held his place on the nonprofit CUP, which advocates for deeper civic engagement and addressing communal issues by way of planning, artwork, zoning, for the final seven years. Tolbert has additionally beforehand served as president of the Victorian Society of New York and is the presently the secretary of the New York Tri-State chapter of Docomomo US.