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110 Fifth Avenue application for the installation of new sidewalks including new pavement grading and sidewalk vault waterproofing repairs
WHEREAS 110 5th Avenue is a commercial building on the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 16th Street in the Ladies' Mile Historic District; and
WHEREAS, The applicant is proposing the installation of new sidewalks for the building on 5th Avenue and West 16th Street; and
WHEREAS, The building's current sidewalks on 5th Avenue and West 16th Street are in disrepair; and
WHEREAS, The installation of new sidewalks for the building will include new pavement grading and sidewalk vault waterproofing repairs; and
WHEREAS, The new Fifth Avenue sidewalk will be elevated to a height that is level with the building's main entrance; and
WHEREAS, The elevated height of the new Fifth Avenue sidewalk will enable ADA access to the main entrance of the building; and
WHEREAS, The new Fifth Avenue sidewalk will minimally conceal the bottom of the building columns adjoining the main entrance; and
WHEREAS, The new Fifth Avenue sidewalk will cover the step currently used to enter the main entrance of the building; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five is appreciative and supportive of the applicant's plan to proactively, creatively and appropriately provide ADA access to the building; and
WHEREAS, The new sidewalks on Fifth Avenue and West 16th Street are appropriate for the building and the District's Fifth Avenue corridor; therefore be it
RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends approval of the 110 Fifth Avenue application for new sidewalks including new pavement grading and sidewalk vault waterproofing repairs that will also enable ADA access.