^ I'll get it myself if nobody else does.
Some of the earlier plans for the tower and restoration of Steinway Hall approved by CB5, which have since been altered for LPC approval...
http://www.cb5.org/cb5/resolutions/september_2/#109-113_west_57th_street_steinway
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.....WHEREAS, JDS Development Group, Steinway Hall's current owners are proposing to perform the following list of restorative work and alterations to the existing building:
•To clean the masonry cladding and architectural elements, and to repoint the stone and brick within the West 57th Street and West 58th Street facades.
•To remove existing brick at the eastern wall of the West 57th Street façade and to replace this with Indiana Limestone cladding and cornice to match the southern façade wall
•To create new window openings on the fourth story at the eastern wall and to install windows matching those at the fifth story and above.
•To perform a restoration of the copper roof capping the penthouse story.
•To remove two existing metal roll-down doors at the West 58th Street loading docks, and to replace these with solid wood garage doors, matching the panel detailing of the doors at "109 West 57th Street".
•To remove one metal pedestrian door at the West 58th Street loading docks, and to replace this with a dold wood door, matching the panel detailing of the doors at "109 West 57th Street".
•To restore one existing pedestrian door at the West 58th Street loading docks.
•To remove the existing brick recess in the mechanical/tank tower arches, and to replace these with glass windows.
•To perform a restoration of the copper roof capping the mechanical/tank tower.
•To remove the rear yard low rise storage building; and
WHEREAS, The applicant also proposes to penetrate through the eastern wall in order to create a new plate glass paneled entrance into Steinway & Sons Reception Room rotunda, thus removing a portion of an existing plaster interior wall; and
WHEREAS, The design of the proposed new plate glass paneled entrance is based largely upon the details of the glass paneled window at the western wall of the rotunda; and
WHEREAS, The proposed new eastern entrance into the rotunda is to follow the profile of existing pilasters, architrave and archway, and the existing roundel will be mounted inside the new glass paneling; and
WHEREAS, The proposed new eastern entrance would connect Steinway & Sons Reception Room's rotunda to the proposed new building at the adjacent site; and
WHEREAS, The proposed new building would have approximately 43'-0" of West 57th Street frontage adjacent to Steinway Hall; and
WHEREAS, As of right, one could develop a building on the adjacent site which would rise twelve stories above West 57th Street before requiring a setback, the proposed new building would have a glass façade rising only six stories to approximately 85'-0", in which an atrium space would be enclosed; and
WHEREAS, There would be a 57'-0"deep setback above the atrium space in which a Summer Garden is proposed to be placed, and from which the proposed new tower would rise; and
WHEREAS, The proposed new tower would have a glass façade, with numerous feathered set backs on the southern wall and a façade of glass, glazed terracotta and bronze on the other walls, which will rise to approximately 1,300 feet; and
WHEREAS, The proposed restorative work on the exterior of Steinway Hall is substantial, the proposed changes at West 58th Street would serve as embellishment, and the proposed changes at the mechanical/tank tower appear to be minimal; and
WHEREAS, Since, historically, this was outside of public view, removal of the rear yard two story low rise building would not have a negative impact upon the views of Landmark Steinway Hall; and
WHEREAS, The proposed modification which might have the most impact is the creation of a new eastern entrance to Steinway & Sons Reception Room rotunda, this would take cues from existing architectural elements, namely the glass paneled window at the western wall of the rotunda, and this new entrance will be harmonious with the Landmark interior; and
WHEREAS, The proposed new atrium and tower's glass materiality and massing would not obscure the style, materials, setbacks and massing of Steinway Hall, whose picturesque towers and decorative elements make it a monumental presence along West 57th Street; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends approval of the application to perform exterior alterations to Steinway Hall, 109-113 West 57th Street, to perform interior alterations to create a new entrance to Steinway & Sons Reception Room.
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Last edited by NYguy; Oct 19, 2013 at 10:18 PM.
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