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    City Council Denies Proposed Development Next to Merchant House Museum

    Rezoning  •  NoHo Historic District Extension, Manhattan

    Rendering of 27 East 4th Street, Image Credit: CPC/SRAA+E Architecture and Engineering

    Supporters of preserving the Merchant House Museum rejoice in victory, but the battle may not be over as future demolition and construction is possible. On September 26, 2018, the City Council voted to disapprove the application for a rezoning at 27 East 4th Street in Manhattan. The Application would have allowed for an 8-story, 28-room hotel or office building with a restaurant and lobby below the second floor, with approximately 17,141 square feet of total floor area. The development site is located within the NoHo Historic District Extension, and is adjacent to the Merchant House Museum, an 1832 rowhouse that is an individual, interior, and national historic landmark. The Merchant House was the City’s first designated landmark and one of the first 20 landmarks designated in the state. It is only one of 120 interior landmarks in the City and one of only 6 residences. (read more…)

    Tags : 27 East 4th Street, City Council, City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, Merchant House Museum, NoHo Historic District Extension, special permits, Spot zoning, Zoning text change
    Date:10/11/2018
    Category : City Council
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    Landmarks Does Not Approve New Building for NoHo Historic District Despite Revisions

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  East Village, Manhattan
    Rendering of proposed building at 27 East 4th Street. Image Courtesy: SRA Architecture and Engineering.

    Rendering of proposed building at 27 East 4th Street. Image Courtesy: SRA Architecture and Engineering.

    Applicants take measures to ensure construction does not harm adjacent Merchant’s House. At a public meeting on February 11, 2014, the Landmarks Preservation Commission reviewed a revised proposal for a new building at 27 East 4th Street in the NoHo Historic District Extension.  The applicants returned with a revised plan following Commissioners’ comments at a public hearing on March 12, 2013 (Read Cityland past coverage here).  (read more…)

    Tags : 27 East 4th Street, Manhattan Community Board 2, Merchant's House Museum, NoHo Historic District Extension, SRA Architecture and Engineering
    Date:02/20/2014
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Commissioners Reject Design for Proposed Building Adjacent to Merchant’s House

    Certificate of Appropriateness  •  East Village, Manhattan
    Rendering of proposed building at 27 East 4th Street. Image Courtesy: SRA Architecture and Engineering.

    Rendering of proposed building at 27 East 4th Street. Image Credit: SRA Architecture and Engineering.

    Applicants responded to public testimony, which focused on potential damage to the adjoining landmarks, by detailing the excavation, construction and monitoring plans for the new building. On March 12, 2013, the Landmarks Preservation Commission continued a hearing on a proposed new building at 27 East 4th Street, in the NoHo Historic District Extension. The proposed building is adjacent to the Merchant’s House, an individual exterior and interior landmark and museum at 29 East 4th Street.

    At the first hearing on September 11, 2012, elected officials, representatives of the museum, the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, which owns the property, Manhattan Community Board 2, and members of the public, all expressed strong concern about the potential negative impact of the project on the Merchant’s House. (See CityLand’s past coverage here). The hearing was cut short due to the quantity of public testimony and without an opportunity for the applicants to respond to the criticism or for Commissioners to comment on the application.

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    Tags : 27 East 4th Street, Manhattan Community Board 2, Merchant's House Museum, NoHo Historic District Extension, SRA Architecture and Engineering
    Date:03/25/2013
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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