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CB2 urges protection of Merchant's House and rejects cantilever into NoHo historic district
Summary
Manhattan Community Board 2 unanimously recommended denial of the adjacent proposal at 27 East 4th to protect the Merchant's House Museum and also recommended denial of a cantilever at 56 Great Jones/354 Bowery, citing precedent and risk to the landmark. The Merchant's House resolution passed unanimously; the cantilever resolution passed with five no votes.
Manhattan Community Board 2 voted to oppose development proposals it concluded pose substantial risk to the Merchant's House Museum and to the character of the NoHo Historic District.
The board unanimously recommended denial of the 27 East 4th application, saying excavation and construction "would cause irreparable aesthetic and structural harm to the Merchant's House Museum," an individually designated city, state and federal landmark. "Our 200 year old landmark building has a…
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