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Plan to Expand Home of Alexander Hamilton's Son Approved: Report

By Allegra Hobbs | November 30, 2016 6:14pm
 A presentation of the renovation includes renderings of the proposed changes to the building's facade.
A presentation of the renovation includes renderings of the proposed changes to the building's facade.
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SWA Architecture via the Landmarks Preservation Commission

EAST VILLAGE — A landmarked structure once owned by Alexander Hamilton’s son, also the former home of famous punk-rock boutique Trash and Vaudeville, got the city’s green light for some upgrades to the interior and exterior. 

The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday gave a conditional approval to some changes for the historic Hamilton-Holly House at 4 St. Marks Place, including an extension of the building’s rear to add more apartments, as first reported by New York YIMBY.

The overall plan, pitched by SWA Architecture, calls for the installation of a new entryway and windows as well as a facade restoration.

The proposed rear extension would make room for more apartments, bringing the total from four to six. The plan had called for a reconfiguring of space to create an additional floor within the existing structure, allowing for eight units, but the LPC nixed the plan, explaining a fifth story would knock out some historic dormers with windows in the building's rear, according to an LPC spokeswoman.

The LPC also nixed the idea of adding a new bulkhead on the roof and new basement window, according to an LPC spokeswoman, but approved the rest of the plan.

The federal-style structure was built in 1831 and in 1833 was bought by the son of founding father Alexander Hamilton, also named Alexander Hamilton, who lived in the building for nine years, according to the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.

Trash and Vaudeville took over the ground-floor commercial space in the 1980s and stayed there for more than four decades before moving to a new East Seventh Street space in 2016.

The entire renovation plan can be viewed on the LPC's website here.