logo CityLand
      • Home
      • About CityLand
      • CityLand Sponsors
      • Filings & Decisions
      • Commentary
      • Archive
      • Resources
      • CityLaw
      • Current Issue

    Changes to former Cocoa Exchange Building Ok’ed


    Landmarks Preservation Commission  •  Certificate of Appropriateness  •  Financial District, Manhattan
    03/15/2005   •    Leave a Comment

    Beaver Building gets new 16th-story addition and significant renovations. Richard Fownes of Cocoa Partners, LP gained approval to renovate the Beaver Building, an individual landmark that housed the N.Y. Cocoa Exchange from 1931-1972. Located on a narrow lot at the junction of Beaver and Pearl Streets, the Beaver Building is flatiron- shaped, steel-framed and has a tripartite design, prevalent in early New York skyscrapers, with three sections: a vertically-aligned stone base, a horizontal-patterned brick center and an ornate terracotta top. Constructed in 1903, the building was designated a landmark in 1996.

    As part of the planned conversion to housing, the owner applied to remove the existing metal infill; create an entrance on Pearl Street; add entrance canopies, new lighting and sconces with a building motif; and construct a stucco rooftop addition to contain a gym. The addition would be partially visible from Pearl, Beaver, Hanover and Water Streets.

    Landmarks approved, finding that the light color of the addition reduced its visual impact. The decision noted that the ground floor alterations would improve the building’s architectural unity by removing inappropriate alterations made to the building prior to its designation.

    LPC: 82 Beaver Street, Beaver Building (COFA# 05-3478) (January 18, 2005) (Fifield Pirker Elman, Architects). CITYADMIN

    Share this:

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Email
    Tags : 82 Beaver Street, Beaver Building, Cocoa Partners, Richard Fownes
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission

    Comment on this article

    Click here to cancel reply.

    Subscribe To Free Alerts

    In a Reader

    Desktop Reader Bloglines Google Live Netvibes Newsgator Yahoo! What's This?

    Follow Us on Social Media

    twitterfacebook

    Search

    Search by Category

      City Council
      CityLaw
      City Planning Commission
      Board of Standards & Appeals
      Landmarks Preservation Commission
      Economic Development Corporation
      Housing Preservation & Development
      Administrative Decisions
      Court Decisions
      Filings and Decisions
      CityLand Profiles

    Search by Date

    © 1997-2010 New York Law School | 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013 | 212.431.2100 | Privacy | Terms | Code of Conduct | DMCA | Policies