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Committee challenges proposed Bleecker Street storefront redesign and sidewalk ramps; objects to large marquees
Summary
The Manhattan Community Board 2 Landmarks Committee asked the applicant for 43 Bleecker Street to revise its storefront and sidewalk-ramp proposals and to scale back oversized marquees after members said the current design would crowd a narrow, subway-adjacent sidewalk.
Manhattan Community Board 2—s Landmarks Committee reviewed a multi-part application for 43 Bleecker Street that includes storefront replacement, two illuminated entrance marquees, new ADA ramps accessing retail and residential entrances, restoration or replication of historic wrought-iron bulkhead grills, and a rooftop bulkhead containing two elevator overrides and mechanical screening.
Presenters said the building dates to 1896 and the work would restore lost storefront configuration: two larger show windows with transoms and four entry bays, and that existing non-historic infill and roll-down gates would be removed. The design…
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