1 Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District Protective Mechanisms R8-B Contextual Zoning Districts W. 70 th Street midblock – north side Upper West Side: Predominantly Low-Rise Midblocks W. 70 th Street midblock – south side

2 Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District: Side- Street Character

3 “Avenue” buildings – view north along Central Park West 101 Central Park West – view east from 70 th Street Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District: Central Park West Character

4 Proposed 9-Story Building: On a Midblock Characterized by 4- and 5-Story Brownstones R10-AR8-B

5 View from Central Park View from W. 70 th St. 101 Central Park West

6 GIS Maps Upper West Side Building Heights 1 – 6 stories (typ. rowhouse) Number of Stories 7 – 12 stories (typ. tenement) 13 – 36 stories (typ. apartment building) 72 nd St. West 70 th Street R8-B Zoning Districts R8-B zoning encourages buildings that are compatible with existing low-rise buildings, typically traditional rowhouses. Max FAR = 4.0 Max streetwall height = 60 ft.

W. 70 th Street, 1910 Office for Metropolitan History W. 70 th Street, 2003 “A Block Full of Late-19 th - Century Row Houses” – New York Times columnist Christopher Gray, 2/16/03

8 19 W. 69 th Street18 W. 70 th Street Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District: Height Anomalies

9 Former rowhouses on site of existing community house (Tax Photo ca. 1940) Existing community house June 2003

10 Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue: “Temple” Anchoring the Corner