CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TESTIMONY
LPC-24-03735
34 Perry Street – Greenwich Village Historic District
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
A Greek Revival style rowhouse built in 1845. Application is to construct a rear yard
addition and alter the rear façade.
Architect: FROM ARCHITECTURE DPC
HDC finds this proposal generally a well done and largely appropriate. However, we believe that aspects of the work on the rear facade require editing and further study.
This building appears to contain remnants of its original tea porch. We believe that the new design should incorporate aspects of that fact into the newly constructed tea porch. In particular, we find the loggia at the garden floor, and its resulting shadow lines, to be compelling, and therefore worth incorporating into the new design. We are not suggesting recreating the form, but rather exploring how it might be reinterpreted for modern use.
Second, the proposed bulk at the third floor is inappropriate, and we believe it should be removed. Finally, we find the removal of the small masonry opening on the third floor inappropriate. Typically, the top floor of a rowhouse has its masonry openings maintained. In this case, the juxtaposition of the large studio window with the smaller door is quite lovely.
Action: Approved 6-4
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LPC-24-03020 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS A building built in 1892 and altered in 1953 by Julian K. Jastrensky. Application is to replace ground floor infill, modify and create masonry openings, raise parapets, install a cornice, and construct a rooftop addition. Architect: FISCHER+MAKOOI ARCHITECTS HDC finds this proposal to be generally appropriate. We believe, however, that the applicant should work with staff to refine the design of the storefront. In particular, the current column spacing and window bulkheads of the proposed storefront system do not seem to relate to the rhythm of the upper stories in a sufficiently articulate way. Additionally the design of the cornice is in need of further refinement. Action: Approve with modification that they work with staff to refine the details and articulation at the ground floor, and finesse the details at the cornice and to look at making the rooftop addition less prominent. |
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LPC-24-02994 and LPC-24-02995 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AND MODIFICATION OF USE AND BULK Architect: PETER PENNOYER ARCHITECTS HDC finds this application almost entirely appropriate, but the applicant’s request for a 74-711 necessitates that a higher than usual standard be applied. In this case, we believe the special windows of the interior court should be maintained – or at least incorporated more directly into the new scheme. Action: Unanimously approved |
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LPC-24-00195 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Architect: SOMA HDC finds this proposal generally appropriate, but we believe that the building should align with the 5 story cornice line of its neighbors, and the proposed 6th story should be set back. Additionally, we feel the applicant should explore a stronger horizontal element or cornice line at the base of the new building, for which the tax photo offers precedent. Action: Held Over, Heard 12/19/23, No Action taken |
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