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LPC approves reduced rear roof addition at Upper East Side row house, asks for detailing refinements
Summary
The commission approved a revised rooftop and rear‑yard addition at 57 East 70th Street after the applicant reduced overhanging volume and aligned the new penthouse to the rear facade, but commissioners asked staff and applicant to refine how brick meets stucco, railing details and other finishes.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted Aug. 5 to approve a revised rooftop and rear‑yard addition at 57 East 70th Street, a Queen Anne row house in the Upper East Side Historic District, contingent on refinements to material transitions and railings.
The owners and architect presented a revised scheme that reduced the previously proposed cantilevered rooftop addition and returned most of the penthouse volume to align with the existing rooftop plane. The…
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