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Commissioners praise thoughtful redesign at 48 Commerce Street but ask for dormer reproportioning and a stepped‑back bulkhead
Summary
Design team for 48 Commerce proposed a pedimented dormer, low bulkhead and roof deck; commissioners commended the contextual research but asked the applicant to reduce dormer prominence, step back and break the copper cladding and use a lighter bulkhead color so the rooftop elements read as discrete additions to two separate landmarks.
Kyle O'Donnell, presenting for the design team on 48 Commerce Street, described a proposal to remove a poorly proportioned 4th‑floor addition and replace it with a pedimented dormer and a low, minimally visible bulkhead to enable modest roof access. The design team said the dormer massing was drawn to relate to the adjacent 46 Commerce Street while the roof pitch reflected nearby precedents; mockups and multiple…
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