Certificate of Appropriateness Testimony
LPC-22-04393
205 Clinton Street – Cobble Hill Historic District
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
A rowhouse built c. 1850s. Application is to construct a rear yard addition, excavate at the cellar and rear yard, alter the roof, construct a bulkhead, extend chimney flues, remove stained glass and replace windows.
Architect: Baxt Ingui Architects
The Historic Districts Council (HDC) finds this proposal for the rear yard extension to be generally acceptable and appropriate for the neighborhood. We would ask that LPC require the extension’s rear and side walls be constructed out of brick, as they will be highly visible from Pacific Street. We find the rooftop deck to be inappropriate, as it is highly visible from Pacific Street, and does not appear to have any compelling function.
We ask that LPC reject this portion of the proposal.
Action: approved with modifications
Item 2
LPC-22-05211
1083 Fifth Avenue – Expanded Carnegie Hill Historic District
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
A Beaux-Arts style townhouse designed by Turner & Kilian and built in 1901-02, with
significant alterations by Ogden Codman in 1913-15. Application is to alter the areaway and construct an areaway wall.
Architect: ZIVKOVIC CONNOLLY ARCHITECTS P.C.
HDC finds the proposed front areaway walls and small stoop to be sensitively designed and an appropriate solution for creating a buffer between the sidewalk and the building’s front door. We find the proposed gate to be inappropriate, and ask that LPC reject this portion of the proposal.
Action: approved
Item 3
LPC-22-06782
613 West 155th Street – Audubon Terrace Historic District
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
A neo-Renaissance style institutional building designed by Charles P. Huntington and built in 1904. Application is to install barrier-free access lifts, rooftop mechanical equipment and bulkheads, and signage.
Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle
HDC appreciates the complexity of this proposal and the challenges of incorporating these required modern elements sensitively into this complex. We therefore are supportive of the major elements of the proposal. We do, however, find the fence-mounted orange sign to be a bit too much and ask that the applicant and LPC work to find a more modest solution.
Action: approved with modifications