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Manhattan Community Board 2 Presentation I Greenwich Village Historic District59 Greenwich Avenue, New York, New York

59 Greenwich Avenue

Presentation to:

Manhattan Community Board 2Landmarks Preservation Commission Certificate of Appropriateness Application

September 14, 2017

Proposed Renovation/Restoration

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Existing Condition Proposed Renovation/Restoration

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Greenwich Village Historic District

Address: 59 Greenwich Ave, New YorkBorough: ManhattanTax Block: 613Tax Lot: 60Landmark District: Greenwich Village Historic DistrictUse Groups: 6 / 2Zoning: C2-6Zoning Map #:12CStyle: Greek RevivalStories: 4

Introduction

59 Greenwich Avenue


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2nd Floor Retail Precedents27 & 29 West 8th Street31 West 8th Street35 West 8th Street

Broadway and Waverly Place - 1870Source: New York Public Library

West 8th Street - 1940sSource: New-York Historical Society


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1926 New-York Historical Society Subway PhotoResidential Entry and Storefront

1916 New-York Historical Society Subway PhotoDate of Construction: 1845Original Owner: William Van Hook

1926 New-York Historical Society Subway Photo

Historic Photos

7th Avenue Extension (1917) and6th Avenue Extension (1925)

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Source: Municipal ArchivesC.1933 View of side of 59 Greenwich from 7th AvenueSource: New York Public Library

C.1939 View of rear façade seen from 7th AvenueSource: New York Public Library

C.1969 View of rear façade seen from 7th AvenueLPC Designation Photo

Present day 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue Commercial Corridors

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Existing Conditions - Front Façade

Existing cornice condition - missing wood elements Probes at existing façade revealed non-historic lintels and original brick behind paint coatings

Existing first floor/storefront condition

Existing window condition - metal windows, brick sills, replaced lintels

Probe at existing storefront revealed deteriorated brick piers

Existing overall view of second to fourth floors


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Existing Conditions - Rear Façade

Existing overall view of second to fourth floors Existing condition - deteriorated wood cornice and deteriorated brownstone lintels

Existing cornice condition - deteriorated wood elements

Existing overall view of cellar and first floors Existing window condition - metal windows, brick sills, deteriorated brownstone lintels

Existing condition - partially infilled masonry opening


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Existing and Proposed Front/East Elevations

Front/East Elevation (Existing) Front/East Elevation (Proposed)


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Existing and Proposed Storefront/Residential Entry

Partial Front/East Elevation (Existing)

Partial Floor Plan (Existing)

Partial Front/East Elevation (Proposed)

Partial Floor Plan (Proposed)


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Proposed Storefront/Residential Entry

Existing First Floor



Existing and Proposed Storefront/Residential Entry


Rear/West Elevation (Existing) Rear/West Elevation (Proposed)

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Existing and Proposed Rear/West Elevations


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Existing and Proposed Building Sections

Building Section (Existing) Building Section (Proposed)

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Rear Façade Axonometric (Existing) Rear Façade Axonometric (Proposed)

Existing and Proposed Rear Façade Axonometrics and Adjacent Bulk Context

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Existing

Proposed 2nd floor rear studio door and sidelights in keeping with the early 20th-century studio windows and recent LPC approvals

6-foot brick perimeter wall

New black metal railing

New flat roof

Proposed required stair bulkhead

Relocated adjacent neighbor flues

Existing pitched roof

Existing adjacent neighboring A/C equipment

Existing restaurant kitchen exhaust

Proposed HVAC equipment with aluminum screening

Existing restaurant refrigeration equipment


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34 Perry Street - Studio window added C.1924 233 West 11th Street - LPC approved rear addition, 2002

Rear Studio Door Precedent Photos


Roof Plan (Existing)

Roof Plan (Proposed)

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Existing and Proposed Roof Plans


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Existing and Proposed Roof Elevations/Section

Partial Front/East Elevation (Existing)

Partial Rear/West Elevation (Existing)

Partial Front/East Elevation (Proposed)

Partial Rear/West Elevation (Proposed)

Roof Section (Proposed)


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Front Elevation Axonometric (Existing) Front Elevation Axonometric (Proposed)

Existing and Proposed Front Elevation Axonometrics


Sightline Study

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Existing Rear Façade Proposed Rear Façade


Sightline Study

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Existing Rear Façade Proposed Rear Façade


Existing Condition Proposed Renovation/Restoration

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Existing and Proposed Street Views

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