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Commission OKs raised parapet and new balustrade at 40 Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village
Summary
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved raising a penthouse parapet and replacing balustrades at 40 Fifth Avenue to meet code, with commissioners and preservation groups saying the design is compatible with the building’s historic profile.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission on July 22 approved a proposal to raise a parapet and install new cast‑stone balustrades at the penthouse level of 40 Fifth Avenue, a neo‑Georgian apartment building in the Greenwich Village Historic District. The work will add three courses of brick at the parapet piers and replace the upper balustrade profile with a terracotta‑style profile taken from the building’s lower parapet so the penthouse terrace meets the current code height requirement. Why it matters: the change will alter the skyline of an individually visible portion of a designated Greenwich Village block but the commission found…
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