Neighbors press architects over sub‑cellar excavation at 3 East 10th Street; committee asks for monitoring and neighbor outreach

Joseph Vance of Joseph Vance Architects presented a plan to excavate a new sub‑cellar beneath 3 East 10th Street, an altered Greek Revival row house. The scope presented to the Landmarks committee focused on a roughly 12‑foot excavation below the existing cellar to create a sub‑cellar under the rear yard; previously approved rooftop bulkheads and some rear‑opening work were not part of this specific application, the presenter said.

Why it matters: the work requires extensive underpinning, ledging and supportive excavation because adjacent properties have existing foundations and the building abuts a larger neighboring structure. Vance named the structural and geotechnical firms engaged…