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133 Fifth Avenue, in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District, an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a rooftop addition, mechanical unit, roof deck, and the removal of a water tower, and an application for a ...
133 Fifth Avenue, in the Ladies' Mile Historic District, an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a rooftop addition, mechanical unit, roof deck, and the removal of a water tower, and an application for a LPC report pursuant to Z.R. Sec. 15-20 (b)(3) which evidences a program established for the building's continuing maintenance
WHEREAS, 133 Fifth Avenue, a neo-renaissance, stone façade store and loft building designed by Robert Maynicke, built in 1898-99; is located on the south-east corner of 5th Avenue and 20th Street; and
WHEREAS, the applicant has applied for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a rooftop addition, mechanical unit, roof deck, and the removal of a water tower, and an application for a LPC report pursuant to Z.R. Sec. 15-20 (b)(3) which evidences a program established for the building's continuing maintenance; and
WHEREAS, The preservation plan pursuant to Z.R. Sec. 15-20 (b) (3) includes repairing the wood windows, washing and repointing the façade; and
WHEREAS, The 9 feet high residential portion of the rooftop addition will not be visible from any public thoroughfare, and the mechanical unit to be located on top of the residential addition will be 23 feet high from the base of the roof and will be visible from numerous viewpoints, including from 5th Avenue and 20th Street, both on the east and west sides; and
WHEREAS, The applicant proposes to remove the existing water tower and the Ladies' Mile Historic District is well known for its water towers; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five recognizes that water towers are important historic and architectural features, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Manhattan Community Board Five recommends denial of the Certificate of Appropriateness for a rooftop addition unless the water tower is retained and the rooftop mechanical unit is less visible; and be it further
RESOLVED, That Manhattan Community Board Five recommends approval of the report pursuant Z.R. Sec. 15-20 (b)(3) which evidences a program established for the building's continued maintenance.
The substitute resolution passed with a vote of 25 in favor, 15 opposed, 1 abstention.