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Soho owners seek temporary diamond-plate covering for failing vault lights; committee weighs historic-permit restrictions and reversibility
Summary
Owners of 54 Green Street asked to cover deteriorated sidewalk vault (bullet) glass with diamond plate to stop basement flooding; the Landmarks attorney referred the case to commissioners because a prior restrictive special permit requires restoration of historic elements, and the committee emphasized reversibility and documentation if it approves covering.
Architects for 54 Green Street described repeated water infiltration through deteriorated vault ("bullet") glass that is flooding the basement and rusting equipment, and they asked the Landmarks Committee for permission to cover the panels with diamond plate as an emergency and economical fix.
Presenters said the work would usually be handled at staff level, but the property is subject to a restrictive declaration linked to a 2007/2012 special permit that, according to the presenters and the Landmarks…
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