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Owner asks Landmarks Committee to legalize shutters, transom and window changes at 18–20 Christopher Street

Community Board 2 Manhattan Landmarks Committee · November 25, 2025
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Owner Lionel Nazarian asked Community Board 2’s Landmarks Committee to legalize three open violations at 18–20 Christopher Street related to shutters, a transom and a dormer window, saying shop drawings were not filed and that an ordering mix‑up produced a single casement where a double casement had been approved.

Lionel Nazarian, the owner of 18–20 Christopher Street, told Community Board 2’s Landmarks Committee that he is seeking to legalize three open violations remaining from earlier renovations: shutters, an entrance transom at 20 Christopher and window/dormer work at 18 Christopher Street. Nazarian said most work was done with permits and that the deviations resulted from post‑construction issues and an administrative error: “I admit that we didn't send the shop drawings,” he said, adding there was “a mix up with the ordering” that produced a single…

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