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160 Fifth Avenue (Ladies’ Mile Historic District), application for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install new storefront infill, a new retail entrance on Fifth Avenue, a new commercial office entrance on 21st Street, and to construct a rear yard ad
WHEREAS, The building at 160 Fifth Avenue, located in the Ladies' Mile Historic District, is a nine-story building in the Renaissance Revival style, designed by R.H. Robertson and built in 1891-92, formerly known as the Mohawk Building, with ground-floor retail and upper-floor office space and located at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and 21st Street; and
WHEREAS, The applicant proposes to restore the significant disrepair of the retail storefront on Fifth Avenue in a manner that matches the original stone and cast-iron design; and
WHEREAS, There will be a master plan to ensure that retail signage and storefronts on Fifth Avenue conform to design standards of the Ladies' Mile Historic District, and which will be reviewed by the Landmarks Preservation Commission; and
WHEREAS, The applicant proposes that the existing entrance to the office space on Fifth Avenue will be stripped and recreated into a new entrance to the retail space, the interior of which will be subdivided; and
WHEREAS, The applicant proposes that the existing entrance to the retail space on Fifth Avenue will remain open to the newly subdivided interior retail space; and
WHEREAS, The applicant proposes to replace the ornate existing loading dock on 21st Street with a new entrance to the commercial office lobby, creating a glass entrance in a modern style; and
WHEREAS, The applicant proposes to restore the original design work along the 21st Street bays; and
WHEREAS, The applicant proposes to relocate the elevator shafts to the rear yard, which will partially cover existing skylights; and
WHEREAS, The elevator shafts will not be visible from the street or affect any tenants; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five recommends approval of the application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for 160 Fifth Avenue to repair the storefront infill, a new retail entrance on Fifth Avenue, a new commercial office entrance on 21st Street, and to construct a rear yard addition.
The above resolution passed with a vote of 36 in favor, 0 opposed, 2 abstentions.