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Landmarks panel approves entry restoration at Upper East Side mansion, asks applicant to restudy visible elevator bulkhead
Summary
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved replacement of modern entrance infill and steps at 43 East 70th Street but asked the applicant to restudy the location and height of a proposed elevator bulkhead that will be visible from across the street.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Jan. 21 approved changes to the front entrance and stoop of a 1928–29 Matt B. Schmidt–designed mansion at 43 East Seventieth Street in the Upper East Side Historic District, while directing the applicant to restudy a new elevator bulkhead that will be visible from directly across the street.
The commission voted 8–0 to approve the replacement of the modern entrance infill and the reconstruction of the stoop using limestone steps that “incorporate only modest deviation from the historic design,” and to require further study of the elevator bulkhead’s location and height so it will be “notably less visible” from the public thoroughfare.
The application, filed as LPC 25-05924, proposes to join 43 East Seventieth with the adjacent property at 41, restore the front door and pilasters to match historic…
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