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LPC approves combining 132–134 East 60th Street with rooftop addition; debate over 1934 facade remains
Summary
The commission approved plans to unify two Neo-Grec row houses at 132–134 East 60th Street, add a rooftop addition and alter front and rear facades, while commissioners and preservation groups debated whether a 1934 renovation by Boke & Paris should be treated as a significant historic alteration.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the combining of 132 and 134 East 60th Street into a single residence, reconstruction of a stoop, a light-colored stucco finish on the front facade, rear-yard modifications and a rooftop addition set well back from the front, after a substantial hearing that included preservationist objections to stripping a 1934 facade.
Applicant Jackie Puduvalen (JPD Preservation Consulting) and architect Andreas Tomarides described plans to rebuild portions of the…
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