Horatio Street between Washington and Greenwich Streets
Greenwich Village Historic District
Designation Report: Available as PDF.
Application is to construct a rooftop addition and excavate the cellar and rear yard.
PDF presentation links:
LPC Presentation of 5/6/2025
Community Board Presentation of 12/12/2024
PAST HEARING/MEETING DATES and DECISIONS
LPC Public Hearing – May 6th, 2025
NO ACTION – Commissioners were supportive of the cellar and rear yard excavation scope. However, there was not a lot of support for a second-story rooftop addition. Some commissioners were opposed to any increase in height, while others were open to the idea of modifying the existing bulkhead if the applicants need more space, but expressed that it must read like a bulkhead, which could be achieved by lowering the height and/or making it not full width. There was overall concern about the cumulative effect of the various additions to this building.
Community Board 2 Meeting – December 12th, 2024
CB Resolution Recommends:
A. That the design for the window guards and under steps gate be of a more substantial historic design as agreed by the applicant; and
B. That the design for the window walls on the garden and parlor floors be modified to reflect the rhythm of the historic three window openings and give the appearance of punched openings rather than modern sheet glass without defined edges; and
C. Approval of the general design of the garden with the return to grade to align with other gardens in the doughnut and the considerable landscaping; and
D. That the rear facade construction and garden modifications not be considered until the applicant has returned for a public hearing by CB2 with drawings and documentation detailing the work including excavation and underpinning.
E. That the rooftop additions not be considered until the applicant has returned for a public hearing by CB2 with photographs of a proper mockup of the rooftop additions from all possible vantage points in public thoroughfares.
NOTE: The applicant agreed to return to a public hearing of CB2 with the additional information and documentation requested prior to a hearing before the Landmarks Commission.
Please note: At this time, all LPC public hearings and meetings are hybrid. Members of the public may participate in-person at the Municipal Building (1 Centre Street, 9th Floor Public Hearing Room), or virtually via Zoom and YouTube. For a video tutorial on how to participate virtually, click HERE.
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