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7 East 17th Street/10 East 18th Street, application for a Certificate of Appropriateness
WHEREAS, 7 East 17th Street/10 East 18th Street in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District is a Neo-Renaissance style store and loft building (1900-02) designed by Moore and Lausiedel, Architects;
WHEREAS, The application for a Certificate of Appropriateness is for the repair and restoration of the façades and storefronts, and the replacement of the cornices to match original design; and
WHEREAS, The applicant proposes to clean and repair the masonry on both facades and restore missing terra-cotta with a modern material (Jahn) that will closely match the original; and
WHEREAS, The top cornices will be restored in fiberglass, as shown in historic photographs; and
WHEREAS, The wooden window frames will be repaired and painted an off-white color determined by a paint analysis to match the original color; and
WHEREAS, The fire-escapes on both facades will be altered by replacing the cornice notch, allowing the provision of a drop ladder in place of a counterbalance at the bottom; and
WHEREAS, The storefront on 17th Street will be restored to match the existing, intact storefront on 18th Street; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five recommends approval of the application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for 7 East 17th Street/10 East 18th Street.
The above resolution passed with a vote of 27 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention