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West 11th Street townhome plan would cut back rear extension, create 30‑foot yard and add set‑back penthouse
Summary
Applicant for 36 West 11 Street proposed removing a full‑height rear extension to restore a 30‑foot rear yard, and adding a two‑story penthouse set back 20 feet from the street. The team said the rooftop mock‑up showed limited street visibility and that the design aims to reuse a masonry palette sympathetic to the block.
Architects for 36 West 11 Street presented a plan to reduce a deep, full‑height rear extension, open a 30‑foot legal rear yard and construct a two‑story penthouse set back from the street. The applicant said the reconfiguration would restore light and air into the block’s central green space while retaining floor area through the rooftop addition.
“Our three goals are to reconfigure the existing bulk, to reduce the intrusion into the central green space, and to utilize the remaining square footage to construct the penthouse,” said Jason Allen of Workshop Design and Architecture, the project presenter. The team explained the existing extension…
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