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Votes and actions at a glance: Dec. 9 Land Preservation Commission meeting
Summary
Key outcomes from the commission's Dec. 9 meeting: approval for a Fort Greene rear-yard addition and Vanderbilt Chelsea campus changes (with signage conditions); denial of a SoHo vault-light legalization; decision on 30 West 67th deferred.
Here are the actions recorded at the Land Preservation Commission meeting on Dec. 9, 2025:
- LPC 26-01578 — 330 Claremont Avenue (Fort Greene Historic District): Certificate of appropriateness approved for a two-story rear-yard addition. Vote: 7–0. Applicant to finalize permit-level details with staff.
- LPC 26-03892 — Vanderbilt University, West 21st Street (Chelsea Historic District): Application to create a primary mid-block entrance, add barrier-free access, restore historic paving and install site lighting and signage approved. Vote: 8–0. The commission directed the applicant to work with staff to limit vertical banners and refine corner signage attachment methods.
- LPC 25-09456 — SoHo cast-iron district vault lights (Green Street): Application to legalize diamond-plate cladding over removed cast-iron vault lights denied. Commission found unauthorized removal resulted in loss of a significant architectural feature; staff to verify salvage and pursue replacement in kind where feasible.
- LPC 26-03891 — 30 West 67th Street (Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District): Hearing held on proposed demolition and replacement; commissioners were divided on whether the 1979 modern building contributes to the district. No final action was taken. Applicant instructed to return with additional justification for demolition and refined design details.
