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Board tables proposal to replace doors at historic 50 West King Street police station
Summary
The New York City Historical Architectural Review Board on March 12 tabled an application to replace the River Street doors at 50 West King Street (York City Police Department), citing concerns that the submitted drawings do not replicate the existing transom and muntin patterns; the board asked for revised documentation showing an in-kind replication.
The New York City Historical Architectural Review Board on March 12 tabled an application to replace the River Street doors at 50 West King Street, the York City Police Department, after members said the shop drawings did not show the same transom and muntin pattern as the existing historic opening.
Jim Gross of the City of York presented the project and said the intent was to replace the doors on the River Street side; he noted the doors at the handicap ramp are automated. "We intend to replace the doors on the River Street side, which is the York City Police Department," Gross said.
Board members said the submitted details appeared to show hollow metal, four-panel doors and a flat transom rather than the existing colonial-revival/Georgian transom with muntin patterns. One committee member said the drawings looked like "hollow metal frames, 4 panel doors" and that "if the transom was the kind of colonial revival... the buttons are not there" in the packet. The same member asked the applicant to verify the details with the contractor and pointed to prior projects—Central Market and Martin Library—that had replicated historic doors and transoms in kind.
Citing the importance of the building and the apparent mismatch between the drawings and the existing fabric, a committee member moved to table the application "pending submission of further information showing that the doors will indeed be replicated in kind with similar panel configuration and profiles and that the muntin pattern in the existing transom be replicated." The motion was seconded by staff and passed unanimously.
The board asked that the applicant submit clearer elevations and details to staff (Nancy) and to the full board; members indicated that, depending on the documentation provided, the applicant might not need to appear again in person. The board also noted it may involve its consultant in the review if necessary.
Next steps: the applicant must supply detailed drawings and images demonstrating an in-kind replication of the door panels and transom muntin pattern; staff will circulate the material to board members for review.
