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111 Fifth Avenue Application for ADA Storefront Entrance Modifications
At the regularly scheduled monthly Community Board Five meeting on Thursday, January 14, 2021, the following resolution passed with a vote of 39 in favor; 0 opposed; 1 abstaining:
WHEREAS, 111 Fifth Avenue, aka the Constable Building ("Applicant"), is located at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and East 18th Street, extending 100 feet on Fifth Avenue and 200 feet on East 18th Street; and
WHEREAS, This a 12-story Neo-Renaissance store and office building designed by William Schickel & Co. which was built in 1894 by the estate of Henrietta Constable and is characteristic of the later development phase of the Ladies' Mile Historic District; and
WHEREAS, There is an entrance to an H&M retail clothing store which is located at the Building's midpoint on East 18th Street ("Entrance"); and
WHEREAS, The Applicant is proposing to modify the entrance in order to make it ADA compliant; and
WHEREAS, The modifications will include removing the original cast iron steps and reinstalling the top thread as a flush threshold; and
WHEREAS, The modifications will include replacing the existing wood doors with new doors that are 5” taller but otherwise identical; and
WHEREAS, The modifications will include adding 5" of infill at the base of the building; and
WHEREAS, The modifications will include the re-grading of a sidewalk in order to make it level with the modified ADA entrance; and
WHEREAS, The modified ADA entrance will be identical to the original entrance in color, fabric and design with the exception of the aforementioned modifications; and
WHEREAS, The Applicant has been requested to retain in a secure place the original fabric that is being removed from the building and not reused; and
WHEREAS, The Applicant has agreed to request approval from Community Board Five before altering or removing any of the building's original fabric in order to install an automatic assistance mechanism and button, should it be needed to operate the modified ADA entrance; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five commends the Applicant for submitting a proposal that does not require an ADA ramp on the outside of the building; and
WHEREAS, Furthermore, Community Board Five commends the applicant for submitting a proposal that is appropriate for the building and harmonious with the Ladies' Mile Historic District; therefore be it
RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends approval of the application for 111 Fifth Avenue to modify its East 18th Street entrance in order to make it ADA compliant.