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LPC approves new corner display window at 809 Madison Avenue over one commissioner’s objection
Summary
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness to add a new display window on East 60th Street at 809 Madison Avenue; commissioners and preservation groups debated whether to require restoration of an altered Madison Avenue storefront as part of the approval.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted 6–1 on Feb. 4 to approve a new corner display window and storefront infill at 809 Madison Avenue in the Upper East Side Historic District (LPC 25-06002). The approval adds a display window on the East 60th Street elevation for the corner retail condominium while leaving an altered Madison Avenue storefront in place for now.
Robert Bianco of PKSB Architects presented the application, describing the 12‑story Neo‑Renaissance building (designed by F.B. and A. Ware, built 1924–25) and noting a prior LPC approval for a similar proposal whose permits later expired. Bianco said the new display window would align horizontally with the historic storefront cornice on Madison Avenue and would match the previously…
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