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Permit Certificate of Appropriateness THE NEW YORK CITY LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION 1 CENTRE STREET 9TH FLOOR NORTH NEW YORK NY 10007 TEL: 212 669-7700 FAX: 212 669-7780 PERMIT CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS ISSUE DATE: EXPIRATION DATE: DOCKET #: COFA #: 12/10/14 9/30/2020 162829 COFA 16-4650 ADDRESS: 740 MADISON AVENUE BOROUGH: BLOCK/LOT: HISTORIC DISTRICT MANHATTAN 1201 / 34 UPPER EAST SIDE Display This Permit While Work Is In Progress ISSUED TO: Guy Wildenstein 740 Madison Avenue Owner LLC 19 East 64th Street New York, NY 10065 Pursuant to Section 25-307 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, the Landmarks Preservation Commission, at the Public Meeting of July 17, 2014, following the Public Meeting and Public Hearing of the same date, voted to approve the proposed work at the subject premises, as put forward in your application completed September 4, 2014. This approval will expire September 30, 2020. The proposed work, as approved, consists of work a the ground and second floor storefronts, including removal of modern infill and cladding, and the installation of steel storefront framing, new plate glass display windows, including transoms in some locations, all painted black, a limestone sign band with pin- mounted letters, and a granite base throughout all three buildings; restoration of second floor cornice and balustrade at the roof of the third floor extension on the East 64th Street elevation of 740 Madison Avenue in cast stone; removal of metal windows at the first through fourth floors, and replacements to match the 1926 alteration; the demolition of the extensions at the rear of all three buildings, exterior work at the Madison Avenue elevation, including modifying a visible two story addition, and adding another single story addition, featuring a blind window and cast stone baluster; and the construction of two-story additions, featuring brick cladding at both 23 and 25 East 64th Street; work at the ground floor of the front facade of 23 East 64th Street, including the removal of ground floor infill, including a garage door, removal of modern cladding and light fixtures, and installation of a new garage door with metal bars above and a metal and glass door to match the 1926 alteration; removal of stucco from the primary façade and restoration of the underlying brick; work at 25 East 64th Street, including the removal of a garage door, and the installation of a steel storefront, painted black within the opening, featuring limestone trim and fascia; and excavation of a full floor beneath the cellars, as shown in existing conditions photographs; color rendering of proposed storefront; and drawings labeled A-0, A-3, A-1a, A-1b, A-2 through A-7, EXT-1 through EXT-5, dated (revised) February 12, 2014, all prepared by VL Architects, submitted as components of the application, and presented at the Public Meeting and Public Hearing. In reviewing this proposal, the Commission notes that the Upper East Side Historic District Designation Report states that 740 Madison Avenue is a rowhouse built in 1879 and altered in the neo-French Renaissance style by Mantle Fielding in 1901 and in 1919; 23 East 64th Street is a neo-Grec style rowhouse designed by John G. Prague and built in 1879-80 and altered at the upper two floors in the neo-Federal style by Pickering and Walker in 1907-08, and again in 1926 by J.R. Bonner and A. Weiser; and 25 East 64th Street is an Italianate style rowhouse designed by John G. Prague and built in 1879-80 and altered in 1919 and 1926; and that the style, scale, materials, and details of the buildings are among the features which contribute to the special architectural and historical character of the Upper East Side Historic District. Staff further notes that Madison Avenue has long been a premier shopping street and this retail activity is reflected in the contemporary design of the storefronts at the base of the buildings; that Madison Avenue is characterized by the transparency of the storefronts which is derived from the large areas of glass that contrast with the rich, stylistically detailed masonry of the facades at the upper stories, a strong two-story expression in the storefront extensions on rowhouses that were converted in the early 20th century, which on some streets create a relatively unbroken streetscape of two-story storefront architecture, and a strong streetwall presence that brings the retail activity to the street. Staff finally notes that Certificate of Appropriateness 08-1751 (LPC 07-5466) was issued August 13, 2007 for modification to storefront and construction of a two-story rear yard addition that expired August 13, 2013. With regard to this proposal, the Commission finds that the removal of the garage doors, and the masonry from the ground floor and some at the second floor of the Madison Avenue façade will not cause the removal of significant historic fabric; that the restoration of door and window surrounds at the projecting portion of the Madison Avenue façade of 740 Madison Avenue and the original masonry and door and window surrounds at the second floor of 25 East 64th Street will preserve significant historic fabric; that the facade alterations will maintain the individuality of these three rowhouses; that the large areas of glass at all of the storefronts will maintain transparency, which is a significant feature of the commercial streetscape; that regularizing the openings on the first and second floors of the Madison Avenue façade of 740 Madison Avenue will result in storefronts with proportions that relate well to the rhythm and scale of the streetscape; that the configuration of the storefronts will feature transoms and bulkheads and a strong horizontal element that will recall the historic separation between the first and second floors and will retain the rhythm and scale of the two-story storefront extensions that characterize the streetscape; that the proposed stone balustrade above the third floor on the East 64th Street façade of 740 Madison Avenue will match the historic details found elsewhere on the building; that the proposed rear addition to 740 Madison Avenue is modest in scale and its design and materials will relate to other elements found on the building; that the rear yard extension to the buildings will be only minimally visible through an opening on Madison Avenue; that given the location of the buildings at the commercial end of the block, the rear yard additions will not diminish the central greenspace; that the proposed storefront on the three-story extension of 23 East 64th Street will recall the historic storefront shown on photographs; that the design of the proposed garage door and grille at 23 East 64th Street will recall the placement and configuration of the historic storefront better than the existing garage door; that the proposed one-story storefront at 25 East 64th Street will fit within the existing piers of the extension and will be consistent with the commercial character of these extensions; that the retention of a portion of the party walls between the buildings will maintain the sense of these rowhouses as individual buildings; and that the excavation is to be designed and executed in compliance with Department of Buildings regulations to protect the building’s façades and the adjacent buildings. Based on these findings, the Commission determined the proposed work to be appropriate to the building and the Page 2 Issued: 12/10/14 DOCKET #: 162829 historic district, and voted to approve it. However, in voting to grant this approval, the Commission stipulated that two final signed and sealed copies of the Department of Buildings filing drawings for the approved work be submitted to the staff of the Commission for review and approval. Subsequently, on December 3, 2014, the Landmarks Preservation Commission received final drawings labeled T-0 through T-2, EXT-1 through EXT-5, A-1 through A-9, dated (revised) February 12, 2014, prepared by Vieria Lisboa, R.A., SOE100.01, SOE101.01, SOE120.00, SOE200.02, SOE210.02, SOE600.00, SOE610.00and submitted as components of this application. Accordingly, staff reviewed the drawings and found that the material of the new cladding at the storefronts, cornice and balusters have changed from the limestone that was proposed to cast stone in a limestone color, and that otherwise, the proposal approved by the Commission has been maintained. Based on this and the above findings, the drawings are marked approved with a perforated seal, and Certificate of Appropriateness 16-4650 is being issued. PLEASE NOTE: As the approved work consists of subsurface work, the applicant is required to strictly adhere to the Department of Buildings' TPPN 10/88 governing in-ground construction adjacent to historic buildings. It is the applicant's obligation at the time of applying for their DOB permit to inform DOB that the TPPN applies. This permit is issued on the basis of the building and site conditions described in the application and disclosed during the review process. By accepting this permit, the applicant agrees to notify the Commission if the actual building or site conditions vary or if original or historic building fabric is discovered. The Commission reserves the right to amend or revoke this permit, upon written notice to the applicant, in the event that the actual building or site conditions are materially different from those described in the application or disclosed during the review process. All approved drawings are marked approved by the Commission with a perforated seal indicating the date of the approval. The work is limited to what is contained in the perforated document. Other work or amendments to this filing must be reviewed and approved separately.
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