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LPC approves rear-yard and rooftop additions at 54 East 60th Street in Upper East Side with standard conditions
Summary
The commission approved a rear-yard extension and rooftop work at 54 East 60th Street that rebuilds the top-floor rear facade, maintains the corbeled cornice and aligns the addition with neighboring extensions; staff will review material details.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved May 6 an application to construct a rear-yard addition, reconstruct the top-floor rear facade and raise the roof at 54 East 60th Street in the Upper East Side Historic District.
Applicants said the project converts a multifamily walk-up to a single-family townhouse and keeps the cornice height and the historic corbeled brick detail at the top floor while adding a rear extension that aligns with existing neighboring rear-yard additions. "We are aligning our facades to meet the buildings adjacent to us," architect Olivia Taro said. The work also includes an elevator bulkhead and a stair bulkhead, with the project team lowering the stair bulkhead height to reduce visibility.
Manhattan Community Board 8 recommended approval. Friends of the Upper East Side asked the commission to review a front-elevation view and urged use of brick instead of aluminum spandrel panels in the rear to better match rear-facade composition; applicants said they would review the suggestion with the client and the adjacent building context.
Commissioners found the additions will not be visible from primary public thoroughfares and that the rear extension will align with existing additions so as not to overwhelm the block or the building’s relationship to the row. The commission instructed staff-level review of materials and details and approved the project.
Docket: LPC-25-05782. The approval preserves the historic corbel brickwork at the top-floor rear facade while allowing a modest expansion consistent with nearby rear-yard additions.
