A proposal has been submitted to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) for a new four-story residential building at 163 West 122nd Street in Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by KDW Architecture in collaboration with AMPM, the 52-foot-tall structure will incorporate design elements to blend with the style of the surrounding Mount Morris Park Historic District Extension. The vacant site is listed as Lot 5 on Block 1907, which is located between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard.
Site of 163 West 122nd Street, via LPC proposal.
The design draws from surrounding brownstone row houses along West 122nd Street, incorporating elements such as a rusticated base, arched openings at the parlor level, and vertically proportioned windows aligned with adjacent buildings. The façade is planned with Belden “Quaker” brick, with a combination of vertical stacked bond at the lower levels and stretcher bond on upper floors.
Rendering of 163 West 122nd Street, via LPC proposal.
Additional architectural features include a fluted stacked-bond brick cornice and black-framed casement windows. The ground and parlor levels include arched entry openings and a stoop consistent with neighboring historic townhouses. Interior layouts shown in the LPC presentation indicate multiple residential levels above the basement, with living areas, bedrooms, and a rooftop terrace at the upper level.
Transit access near the project site includes the 125th Street station serving the A, B, C, and D trains along Frederick Douglass Boulevard and the 125th Street station serving the 2 and 3 trains along Lenox Avenue.
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Better than an empty lot, but could use a little more ornamentation, especially around the windows.
Yeah, it’s not bad on its own but if it’s going to try to look at all like the surrounding buildings, the architects gotta do better
It’s a pretty decent design, but I wish the windows were double hung.
Special architectural design companies have the gargoyle and the window designs of that period of time late late 1800’s early 1900’s. They have metal plates that create the design in precision. Thr only thing is the design metal is very sharp. You need special gloves to handel it. There are also other methods of adding such designs. The designs are pre fabricated and then added to the building. So it possible to get back the original window designs and gargoyles if any.
LOVE IT!