Landmarks holds public hearing on Paul Rudolph’s Modulator Building duplex interior

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday held a public hearing on a Research Department proposal to designate the Modulator Building apartment duplex — the third- and fourth-floor interior by architect Paul Rudolph — as a New York City interior landmark.

Margaret Herman, director of research for the commission, presented the item (LP-2684). Matt Postel summarized the nomination, describing the interior as “a late twentieth century modern interior by the American architect Paul Rudolph” that includes the entrance hall, living rooms, kitchen, balconies, bedrooms, bathrooms and original fixtures and built-in furnishings from the interlocking double-height spaces.

The nomination would designate the entire third and fourth floors of the building at 246 East 50th Street (the Modulator Building) and…