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244 Fifth Avenue, application to alter the building entrance and to install new storefront infill and signage
WHEREAS, The building is a Beaux Arts style loft building designed by Robert Maynicke and built in 1899-1900; and
WHEREAS, The applicant is proposing to replace the existing storefront and remove the existing exterior roll down security gate; and
WHEREAS, The applicant is proposing to replace the all glass lobby entrance doors with oil-rubbed bronze and glass entrance doors; and
WHEREAS, The applicant is proposing an applied signage to an opaqued transom and a new retractable fabric awning, which seems appropriate to the building and district; and
WHEREAS, The applicant’s proposal generally seems appropriate to the Madison Square North Historic District; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five recommends approval of the application to alter the building entrance and install new storefront infill and signage.
The above resolution passed with a vote of 21 in favor, 0 opposed, 2 abstentions.