STAIRCASE REPLACEMENT 141 WEST 85 TH STREET Public Hearing - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

STAIRCASE REPLACEMENT 141 WEST 85 TH STREET Public Hearing Application NYC Landmark Preservation Committee September 10, 2019 1 C1 - Internal use

LOCATION 141 W 85 th Street, New York, NY 10024 Between Amsterdam Av. and Columbus Av. Designated Landmark area Upper West Side-Central Park West Historic District Designated on April 24, 1990 Designation Report (vol.III p. 226) 2 C1 - Internal use

BUILDING TAX PHOTOS 2019 1940 1980 1990 Garden level entry Metal staircase Metal staircase Metal staircase 3 C1 - Internal use

141 W 85 th St. 139 W 85 th St. 10’25” 4 C1 - Internal use

PROPOSED WORK Context Existing front metal staircase is corroded and shows deterioration (potential safety hazard). Scope of work Replace the corroded front metal staircase by a new metal staircase to match existing shape and painted black 5 C1 - Internal use

PROPOSED WORK Attached building (139 W 85 th ) has similar front metal staircase Metal staircase will be replicated in kind 6 C1 - Internal use

- Street level entry (3) - Garden level entry (11) - Stoop (17) - Metal staircase (2) 7 C1 - Internal use

EXAMPLES OF METAL STOOPS IN UWS-CPW HISTORIC DISTRICT* 166 W 88 th 58W 89 th 41 W 85 th 27 W 87 th 8 *Non-exhaustive list C1 - Internal use