Proposed three-story and penthouse addition reduced by two stories. On July 27, 2010, Landmarks approved the City’s Economic Development Corporation and the Dermot Company’s application to reduce a previously approved rooftop addition for the landmarked Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street along Lower Manhattan’s waterfront. The original proposal called for a three-story glass addition plus a penthouse. It was approved by Landmarks in February 2008 and the City Council in March 2009. 6 CityLand 37 (April 15, 2009).

EDC has already spent $60 million renovating the 1909-built structure, which was once part of the Whitehall Ferry Terminal. In 2007, EDC selected Dermot to undertake the redevelopment of the site. The redeveloped building would feature a hotel, bar, and restaurant, with additional portions of the original structure open to the public. According to EDC, the site would “provide a gateway” to the newly acquired Governors Island. (read more…)