East 7th Street between 1st Avenue and Avenue A
East Village/Lower East Side Historic District

LPC Designation Report: Available as PDF.

Application is to construct a rooftop addition, excavate a subcellar, alter the façade and remove the stairs, and remove and modify special windows and doors, religious iconography, and ironwork.

PDF presentation links:
LPC Presentation of 2/24/2026
Community Board Presentation of 4/16/2025

PAST HEARING/MEETING DATES and DECISIONS

LPC Public Hearing – February 24th, 2026
Approved with modifications: That the applicants work with staff to ensure that the details of the simulated double-hung windows are consistent with other commission approvals; to conduct further probes and consider a potential backup plan should the brick face be more damaged than anticipated; and to explore any possible minor reductions in visibility of the rooftop addition.

Manhattan Community Board 3 Meeting – April 16th, 2025
CB3 recommends approval with the following stipulations:
– That the original window configuration on the front façade be retained, including the double-hung windows with transoms and the stained glass windows (which may be replicated, if necessary); and
– That the railing on the roof of the addition be made of metal, painted black, to minimize its visibility; and
– That the stoop be retained (if at all possible) to maintain the building’s original façade and with the request that alternatives for meeting ADA access to the building be studied; and
– Denial of the recessed balconies on the residential floors, as well as the recessed entrance at the street level, which are inconsistent with the historic façade and therefore inappropriate.

Please note: At this time, all LPC public hearings and meetings are hybrid. Members of the public may participate in person at the LPC Hearing Room, 253 Broadway, Second Floor, or virtually via Zoom and YouTube. For a video tutorial on how to participate virtually, click HERE.

View the video after a LPC hearing concludes: Videos of past LPC Hearings and Meetings can be found on their YouTube page. The LPC posts these videos about a week after the presentation. Videos include the applicant’s presentation, public testimony (for hearings only), and deliberation by the LPC commissioners.

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