Definitions LPC
Anybody care to hazard a guess as to what LPC means when they say “storefront infill” and “storefront enframements”? In a Certificate of Appropriateness LPC has indicated the infill to be painted one color and the enframements another.
Anybody care to hazard a guess as to what LPC means when they say “storefront infill” and “storefront enframements”? In a Certificate of Appropriateness LPC has indicated the infill to be painted one color and the enframements another.
Call LPC. It’s not like the DOB. You can reach an informed staffer on the phone.
Yes, what you say is true. There were many aspects to this job besides the painting that the new tenant was required to fulfill based on the original plan (2005) but there was a difference of opinion between the new tenant’s architect and myself as building manager as to where “infill” stops and “enframement” begins. I believe I’m right and have enjoyed telling the “Architect” so.
From an alternate perspective, Rockwell’s plan appears to have laid the groundwork for overcoming the major hump: obtaining the CoA. Almost seems better to be hammering out details with/through your current architect, design firm, whoever.
Thanks Vinca, Their definition of “enframements” makes sense and by default defines “infill”. The problem is that the CoA was done in 2005 based on plans done by the Rockwell Group, a fairly high falutin’ architecture firm for a previous tenant. Even though we wanted to fulfill their original plan and pay for consultation and an elevation that would show painting designations, (nothing existed at DOB or LPC) they never so much as returned a phone call. I guess you don’t always get what you pay for.
I’d ask your expediter, or whoever filed the application, and check the drawings they submitted. In the meantime here’s LPC’s glossary: http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/glossary/glossary.shtml