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Owners propose rooftop bulkhead at 74–76 McDougall; Landmarks committee asks for setback and visibility details
Summary
Owners and their architects presented plans for a rooftop bulkhead, solarium and rear access at a McDougall Street brownstone; committee members and neighbors pressed for clearer mitigation of visibility from outside the historic district and for communications with nearby property owners about underpinning and monitoring.
Mark Birak, principal at DTLS Architecture, told the Manhattan Community Board 2 Landmarks Committee that the owners of 74 McDougall Street are proposing a rooftop bulkhead to serve as a stair enclosure, solarium and access to terraces, and related rear-yard and parapet changes. The project team said they worked with Landmarks staff to limit views of the addition from within the McDougall–Sullivan Gardens Historic District and that the bulkhead would be clad to match the building’s brick and stone details.
The committee’s review focused on visibility and the potential effect on the district’s character. “When you are within the historic district, you don't see any of the proposed interventions,” Birak said, summarizing the team’s sight‑line diagrams. But several committee members and commenters noted the bulkhead is visible from outside the district,…
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