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Committee opposes full removal of historic brick to create new storefront on West Tenth Street
Summary
A preservation consultant presented a plan to create a new ground-floor storefront by enlarging an existing opening and removing a historic stone band; committee members said the proposal removes too much historic material and reached consensus to deny the permanent alteration.
Preservation consultant Mary Derricks and architect Joseph Wasserman presented a plan to create a new ground-floor storefront opening on a building on West Tenth Street (building constructed in 1911 by Julius Kasner). The proposal would open the left side of the Ground Floor to create a second storefront, remove an existing stone band and alter the historic masonry banding to echo the adjacent storefront on the block.
Committee members reviewed historic photographs, Bromley maps and district precedents. Several members said the top and bottom stone bands and original masonry are important character-defining features on the block; the transcript includes discussion that the top stone band is “a very important part of the material.” Members stated the project would remove too much intact historic material and that the supporting justification (that the adjacent building has a storefront) does not outweigh preservation concerns.
During business session the committee reached consensus to deny the permanent storefront demolition as proposed and recommended preserving as much original stone and masonry as possible. The committee did note that renovations could be reconsidered if they retained historic materials and proportions.
