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LPC approves reduced three‑story rear addition for Hunters Point Italianate row house
Summary
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a revised plan to construct a rear‑yard addition and reconstruct the top floor at 21‑2040 Fifth Avenue in the Hunters Point Historic District after the applicant reduced the rear volume to align with a neighbor and submitted documentation supporting upper‑floor reconstruction.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Aug. 5 voted to approve a revised rear‑yard addition and upper‑floor reconstruction at 21–2040 Fifth Avenue in the Hunters Point Historic District in Queens. The application called for a three‑story rear addition and reconstruction of the building’s top floor on a 1872 Italianate row house.
Commission staff said the applicant revised the proposal after a prior public hearing on Feb. 25 and pulled the new rear volume back to align with the neighbor’s rear extension. The commission also reviewed…
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