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535 Broadway storefront plan advances; committee raises concerns about graphic panel and transom alignment
Summary
Applicants for 535 Broadway proposed a new storefront and a fixed graphic panel set back behind glass. Committee members and a neighborhood resident urged continuation of the transom line and cautioned about the scale and character of graphic displays in the district.
Mary Dirichs, preservation consultant, and David Coleman of Tricarico Architecture presented a proposal for a new storefront at 535 Broadway in SoHo. The building dates to the mid‑19th century; applicants said the existing storefronts are not historic and proposed exposing an existing cast‑iron pier and installing a new storefront with larger glass areas and a fixed illuminated graphic panel (described as a Duratrans light box) set back roughly 2 feet 5 inches from the glazing.
Concerns raised: committee members and public…
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