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LPC approves replacement of deteriorated Knickerbocker Hotel terracotta with cast stone in select locations
Summary
The commission authorized replacement of specific failing terracotta units on the Knickerbocker Hotel's corners with cast stone after finding the replacement appropriate and noting prior alternate-material repairs on the building.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved May 6 a targeted program to replace deteriorated terracotta units at the Knickerbocker Hotel (1466 Broadway) with cast stone at selected corner locations after staff and applicants documented failing repairs and long-running Local Law 11 facade issues.
The applicants presented a condition assessment that identified roughly 206 corner units for replacement at the northwest, northeast and southeast corners, where prior patch repairs had repeatedly failed. "Each unit has had multiple repairs conducted.…
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