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Landmarks

December 2016, Landmarks Committee

226 West 46th Street, Richard Rodgers Theatre, application to add a new Air Handler Unit on the roof.

WHEREAS, The Richard Rodgers Theater (FKA Forty-Sixth Street Theater per the Designation Report) located at 226 West 46^th Street between Broadway and 8^th Avenue in the Theater District; and

WHEREAS, Per the designation report, the Richard Rodgers Theater was constructed in 1924 by Architect Herbert J. Krapp; and

WHEREAS, The Theater was designated an individual and an interior landmark on November 17, 1987; and

WHEREAS, The Nederlander Organization is requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness to install a new air handler mechanical unit on the stage house roof; and

WHEREAS, The new unit will be approx. 16' 11 ½ " x 15' 6 ¼ " x 8'4 ¼" deep (including metal beams/dunnage) to properly rise enough off the roof per building regulations for the connected ductwork & connectors; and

WHEREAS, The new unit will not be visible from 46^th Street on either the west or east approaches and will be minimally visible from 8^th Avenue, but without the ability to identify the building on which the unit sits; and

WHEREAS, The new unit will be painted a slate grey or beige color to help blend into the backgrounds of the neighboring buildings, and will be consistent with similar units on other historical landmarks in the Theater District; and

WHEREAS, The unit is located in a section of the roof with the least visibility and will not impact the historical glazed Terra-cotta Neo Classical Arcade/facade in any way; therefore be it

RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends approval for aCertificate of Appropriateness to install a new air handling mechanical unit on the stage house roof of the Richard Rodgers Theater at 226 West 46 Street.