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SoHo cast‑iron building: hearing closed after debate on full disassembly, restoration and visible rooftop addition
Summary
The commission closed a public hearing June 17 on a proposal to disassemble and restore the cast‑iron front of 142 Green Street, reconstruct the rear wall, excavate the cellar and add a two‑story rooftop addition, following detailed technical questioning and neighborhood concerns about underpinning.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission heard a complex application June 17 for 142 Green Street in the SoHo–Cast Iron Historic District that would disassemble the building’s cast‑iron front, restore it offsite, reassemble it, replace the rear facade, build a two‑story rooftop addition set well back from Green Street and excavate the cellar to create a larger subsurface space.
The applicant described the structure as a vacant, five‑story cast‑iron-front building (designed by Henry Fernbach, circa 1871) that shows cracking, displaced columns and moisture damage, in part from an historic fire and from penetrations created by a previously installed fire‑escape…
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