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LPC allows ground-floor signage and rooftop pergola at 11 Bond Street but denies upper-floor illuminated letters
Summary
After extensive public opposition, the commission approved ground-floor halo-lit and blade signage plus a rooftop pergola and mechanical equipment but rejected illuminated full-window letters and mesh lighting on the upper floor.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved parts of a broad proposal May 6 for 11 Bond Street in NoHo while rejecting elements the commission and public called visually intrusive.
The application included multiple storefront signs, 32 linear interior light surrounds on upper-floor windows, eight large transparent "ticker" screens (each to show a single letter), rooftop mechanical equipment and an unenclosed pergola-like rooftop structure. The commission approved the ground-floor halo-lit and blade signs, the rooftop mechanicals and the rooftop structure, but the commissioners found the upper-floor lighting and the eight window-sized illuminated letters inappropriate and denied that portion of the application. The motion passed with eight votes in favor and one opposed.
The proposal drew sustained public comment from neighborhood groups. Manhattan…
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