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1 West 53rd Street, St. Thomas Church, application for three proposed announcement sign boxes on the 5th Avenue and 53rd Street façade
WHEREAS, Saint Thomas Church is a Neo-Gothic church built in 1909-1914, located at 103 West 53rd Street and designated an individual landmark in 1966; and
WHEREAS, The applicant is proposing to add announcement two frames along the Fifth Avenue facade and along the 53rd Street façade; and
WHEREAS, On Fifth Avenue, the two frames will be bi-partite 4'8'' wide and 3' high, made of aluminum powder coated with a finish bronze patina to match the existing free-standing sign box, and covered with tempered glass; and
WHEREAS, On 53rd St., the frame will be tri-partite 6'11'' wide and 3' high, made of aluminum powder coated with a finish bronze patina to match the existing free-standing sign box, and covered with tempered glass; and
WHEREAS, The signs, although large, are not detracting from the architectural splendor of the church; therefore be it
RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends approval of the application to install street level announcement frames on 5th Avenue and on 53rd Street.