APPROVED 06/07/2016

CB2 hearing: 10/15/2015
LPC hearing: 11/10/2015
LPC Meeting: 02/09/2016
LPC Meeting: 06/07/2016

Gansevoort Market Historic District
Between Washington Street and Greenwich Street

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—- APPLICATION INFORMATION —-

1) From the CB2 agenda: 46-48 Gansevoort Street – preservation and rehabilitation of the existing building including the installation of new steel storefront infill and windows, reconstruction of the two historic metal marquees, replacement of the existing rooftop skylight, installation of signage, and excavation under the existing building footprint.  50 Gansevoort Street – demolition of the existing building (‚ÄòNo Style Covering’ in the LPC HD Report) and construction of a new three-story plus cellar building clad in buff brick with steel-and-glass storefront infill and steel windows on the upper floors.  52-58 Gansevoort Street – preservation and rehabilitation of the existing building including installation of new ground-floor infill, installation of signage and lighting, installation of new wood windows in the second floor, horizontal extension of the second floor at the rear, and excavation under the existing building footprint.  60-68 Gansevoort Street – preservation of the existing building and marquee, including the installation of new metal-and-glass storefront infill, signage, lighting,reconstruction of the demolished upper three stories of the historic building construction of a one-story set back addition with rooftop mechanicals, and excavation under the existing building footprint.  70-74 Gansevoort Street – demolition of the existing one-story building (‚ÄòNo Style’ in LPC HD Report) and construction of a new six-story plus cellar building clad in mottled gray brick with a two-story penthouse clad in wood and glass, installation of metal-and-glass storefront infill, and steel-wood-and-glass marquees.

2) View the application: Available in PDF.
Updated application (10/19/2015): Available in PDF.
Updated application (11/10/2015): Available in PDF.
Updated application (2/01/2016): Available in PDF.
Updated application (05/27/2016): Available in PDF

3) View the video: A curated list of LPC videos of these presentations from March 2014 onward can be found on our YouTube page. Click HERE to view the hearing (11/10/2015), click HERE to view the public meeting (02/09/2016) and click HERE to view the second public meeting (06/07/2016).  Please note that the LPC posts these videos about a week after the presentation. Videos include the applicant’s presentation, public testimony (for hearings only), and deliberation by the LPC commissioners.

4) View LPC Permit: 46-50 Gansevoort st Available in PDF; 52-58 Gansevoort st Available in PDF; 60-74 Gansevoort st Available in PDF.

5) LPC designation report: Read this property’s architectural/historical description.

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7) GVSHP Testimony and Letters:

—- STATUS OF THIS APPLICATION —-

This section provides updates if there are changes to the hearing dates listed above, which includes instances when an application has been laid over (aka postponed). If applicable, LPC public meeting dates for this application will also be tracked here. Please note that public testimony is taken at public hearings, but not at public meetings.

Please note: All LPC public hearings and public meetings are held at the Municipal Building, 1 Centre Street, 9th floor north, public hearing room (unless otherwise noted).

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  • 10/19/2015: Updated application posted
  • 10/19/2015: LPC hearing changed to 11/10/2013
  • 11/11/2015: LPC Hearing on 11/10/2015- review of application will continue at upcoming public meeting, date TBD
  • 02/01/2016: Public Meeting posted 2/09/2016
  • 02/09/2016:  LPC took no action.  Applicant asked to come back to a future public meeting.  The LPC had the following feedback: 50 Gansevoort, applicant asked to rethink height; 52-58 Gansevoort, no changes needed; 60-68 Gansevoort, applicant asked to look at historic heights of tenements, eliminate the penthouse and respond to the concern of one Commissioner that the existing two story building should be expressed in the proposed changes by setting back the addition; 70-74 Gansevoort, reduce height and scale, review ceiling heights, and eliminate penthouse, and canopies and the overall architecture needs to be simplified to reflect the architecture of the district.
  • 05/27/2016: Revised application posted
  • 06/07/2016: Application was approved with eight commissioners voting in favor, two (Goldblum and Devonshire) voting to deny.  Only Commissioner Goldblum felt that the height of No. 60-68 needed to be reduced to 55′ per the historic documentation.