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LPC Requires Retained Parlor‑level Bay at Park Place Row House; Approves Modified Rear Addition
Summary
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to approve a rear‑yard addition at 956 Park Place in Crown Heights with a modification: the historic parlor‑level bay and cornice must be retained while the ground‑floor extension is revised to work with the preserved upper bay.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a modified plan for 956 Park Place in the Crown Heights North Historic District on May 13, 2025, finding that the proposed two‑story rear extension is broadly acceptable but that the parlor‑level bay and its historic cornice should be retained.
Jeff Edelimacki, the project architect, presented the application (LPC 25‑08411) on behalf of the property owners. He described a proposal to remove a nonoriginal two‑story bay and construct a rear‑yard extension that projects 6 feet 6 inches from the building loggia at the basement/first‑floor level, with smaller projections above. The applicants said the site has a large rear yard (a 120‑foot lot) and that…
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