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24 West 10th Street: committee provisionally supports raised penthouse and pergola provided visibility is verified on-site
Summary
Architects for 24 West 10th Street described raising a previously approved penthouse by 40 inches, adding pergola structures and a 3'9" masonry extension at the rear; the committee found the work acceptable but asked staff to confirm that the rooftop additions and pergola are not visible from the public way.
Chris Kidderman of Elizabeth Roberts Architects presented amendments to an earlier staff‑approved project at 24 West 10th Street. The new application requested four items: painted window planter boxes at third and fourth floor windows, replacement in-kind of fifth-floor casement windows, raising a previously approved penthouse from 8 feet 2 inches to 11 feet 6 inches (a 40‑inch increase), and a pergola structure attached to the penthouse. The team also requested approval for a 3 foot 9 inch masonry extension above the rear cornice to meet clearance requirements for flues.
Kidderman showed precedent buildings on West 10th to justify masonry extensions and explained that mock‑up photos show the proposed work will not be visible from the front street. Committee members inspected the mock-up photos and streetscape views shown by the applicant; one member reported visiting the site and seeing that tree cover makes the mock-up difficult to see from the sidewalk.
The committee agreed the building is well-preserved and expressed no substantive objections to the proposed plan. A committee member suggested the approval be contingent on LPC staff conducting an on-site visit to confirm the rooftop and pergola are not visible from the public right-of-way; the applicant accepted that condition.
