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1165 BROADWAY APPLICATION TO MODIFY STOREFRONT INFILL, REPLACE WINDOWS, RESTORE THE BUILDING FACADE AND INSTALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEREAS, 1165 Broadway is a five story office building ("Building") located on the northwest corner of Broadway and West 27th Street in the Madison Square North Historic District; and
WHEREAS, The Building was designed by Charles Mellon and built in 1867 as a hotel known as the Coleman House and thereafter structurally altered and converted to stores and offices in 1906-07; and
WHEREAS, The Applicant has applied to alter the Building's storefront infill by replacing a hodgepodge of non-historic storefronts and signage with uniform glass plate storefronts and signage in keeping with the historic features of the Building; and
WHEREAS, The proposed new storefront will cure the numerous violations that the building incurred, caused by retail tenants; and
WHEREAS, The Applicant has applied to replace the Building's wood framed windows - including pivot bay windows - with new wood framed windows that retain the existing physical window profiles but without any pivot functionality; and
WHEREAS, The Applicant has applied to restore the façade by doing a thorough paint color investigation of the Building and to restore it to its historic color; and
WHEREAS, The Applicant has applied to install exterior lighting that will illuminate the Building; and
WHEREAS, The Applicant has committed to use subtle lighting that is appropriate for the Building and the surrounding neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, The Applicant has committed to keep an ongoing channel of communication with the Board for feedback regarding the Building's lighting; and
WHEREAS, The Board encourages the Applicant to maintain and restore the Building's historic operative pivot windows; and
WHEREAS, The Board is appreciative of the Applicant's plan to otherwise restore and maintain the historic features of the Building and to use original materials when possible; therefore be it
RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends approval of the 1165 Broadway application to modify the storefront infill, replace windows, restore the building facade and install exterior lighting that is appropriate for the surrounding neighborhood and the Madison Square North Historic District.