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Landmarks approves rear‑yard reduction and penthouse for 36 West 11th Street with suggestions on materiality
Summary
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a plan to reduce a full‑height rear extension and add a setback penthouse at 36 West 11th Street in the Greenwich Village Historic District, asking the applicant to soften glassiness at the rear and to reduce rooftop mechanical visibility where possible.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission on June 24 approved a proposal at 36 West 11th Street to reduce a deep, full‑height rear extension, restore a more typical rear-yard profile and use the saved floor area to add a setback penthouse. Commissioners asked the applicant to explore reducing the visual glassiness of the rear elevation and to lower or better conceal rooftop mechanical screening.
Jason Allen of Workshop Design & Architecture…
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