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NYC Landmarks panel approves visible solar array on Douglaston Hill house with one dissent
Summary
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a visible rooftop solar installation for a neo-Colonial freestanding house in the Douglaston Hill Historic District, despite objections from neighborhood preservation groups and one commissioner’s opposition.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted 8–1 on Aug. 12 to allow a street-facing solar array on a neo-Colonial freestanding house in the Douglaston Hill Historic District in Queens. The owner, Bruce Stewart, applied for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install 14 panels on the south-facing, street-facing porch roof that would produce about 4.9 kilowatts (about 5,066 kWh) and also feed an EV charger. The commission’s vote followed testimony from preservation groups and neighborhood organizations urging denial for the panels on the front facade and testimony from the applicant and his contractor. The…
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