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Landmarks legalizes minimally visible rooftop bulkhead at 348 McDonough Street after Department of Buildings approval
Summary
The Landmarks Preservation Commission on March 4 approved a certificate of appropriateness to legalize a previously built rooftop bulkhead at 348 McDonough Street in Stuyvesant Heights, finding it minimally visible and utilitarian in form; the vote was 7‑0.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission on March 4 approved an application to legalize a rooftop bulkhead at 348 McDonough Street, in the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District, after the owner built the bulkhead and later sought LPC sign‑off.
The commission found the bulkhead to be minimally visible — primarily in winter months and through a gap in the street wall from a side street — and concluded that the simple dark‑gray stucco finish and small scale were compatible with existing rooftop accretions in the district.
Zuna Amer, representing the design team, told commissioners the project’s rooftop structure had been…
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