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Commission approves restoration and rooftop redesign at Upper East Side row house
Summary
The Commission approved façade restoration, window replacement, and rooftop redesign at 408–410 East 73rd Street, with conditions to reduce rooftop visibility and careful brickwork; Friends of the Upper East Side urged a deeper front setback to limit visibility.
Bauerbird architect Dan Kaplan presented a proposal for front façade restoration, replacement of a 1970s sunroom/dormer, and rooftop redesign at a Neo‑Federal row house on East 73rd Street (LPC‑26‑02603). He said the work would restore fanlight windows and reinstate a balustrade while removing nonhistoric sunroom elements; staff and community board testimony showed general support.
Friends of the Upper East Side (Zeynep Turan) urged care in brickwork and recommended a deeper setback to further reduce rooftop visibility. Commissioners agreed the overall approach restored important façade features and approved the application with staff conditions to ensure the rooftop bulkhead is neutral in finish and brickwork is carefully executed.
