Rudin/St Vincent’s Proposed Greenwich Village Development- First Proposals- Addendum

The following is an addendum to Noticing New York's written comment to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission delivered in connection with its April 15, 2008 hearing on the Rudin/St Vincent’s Proposed Greenwich Village Development.


April 15, 2008

Hon. Robert Tierney
Chair, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
One Centre Street, 9th floor
New York, NY 10007
e-mail: comments@lpc.nyc.gov
fax: 212/669-7960 or 669-7955


Re: Rudin/St Vincent’s Proposed Greenwich Village Development
Dear Chair Tierney:

This comment is a quick addendum to the more extensive comment (written and oral) offered in the name of Noticing New York, today.

There was testimony at the hearing today supporting the Rudin/St. Vincent’s application to the effect that of the proposed midblock townhouses would match in scale what is across the street from them. That is not so. A site visit will show the Commissioners that what is across the street (and otherwise on the same side of the street) is the same kind of variation of scale that is historically typical in the Historic District. The existing buildings proposed to be destroyed are quite consistent with and suitably a part of that variation in scale.