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Committee favors restoring marquee at 159 Bleecker Street and permits halo-lit neon as architectural element

5447070 · July 22, 2025
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Summary

Architects proposed replacing an existing storefront infill and restoring the historic marquee at 159 Bleecker Street; the committee expressed support for a subdued neon "halo" treatment on the marquee and recommended approval with attention to details.

Greta Hansen of Heights Studio Architecture presented a certificate of appropriateness application for 159 Bleecker Street, a former theater building in the South Village Historic District. The proposal calls for replacing the existing aluminum storefront infill, inserting fluted aluminum panels at the base, new windows where historic infill existed, and restoration of the marquee canopy.

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