Revised 2-26-67

RESIDENCE DISTRICTS

Bulk Regulations

## 23-61 (Continued)

### Street, wide

A "wide street" is any street 75 feet or more in width. In C5-3, C6-4, or C6-6 Districts, when a front lot line of a zoning lot adjoins a portion of a street whose average width is 75 feet or more and whose minimum width is 65 feet, such portion of a street may be considered a wide street; or when a front lot line adjoins a portion of a street 70 feet or more in width, which is between two portions of a street 75 feet or more in width, and which portion is less than 700 feet in length, such portion may be considered a wide street, and in that case, for the purposes of the height and setback regulations and the measurement of any plaza, plaza-connected open area or arcade, the street line shall be considered to be a continuous line connecting the respective street lines of the nearest portions of the street which are 75 feet or more in width.

### Street wall

A "street wall" is a wall or portion of a wall of a building facing a street.

### Street walls, aggregate width of

The "aggregate width of street walls" at any given level is the sum of the maximum widths of all street walls of a building within 50 feet of a street line. The width of a street wall is the length of the street line from which, when viewed directly from above, lines perpendicular to the street line may be drawn to such street wall.

street line

w is the aggregate width of street walls

ILLUSTRATIONS OF AGGREGATE WIDTH OF STREET WALLS
SECTION 23-61

### Yard line, front

A "front yard line" is a line drawn parallel to a front lot line at a distance therefrom equal to the depth of a required front yard.

a portion of *front yard line* used to determine *front yard line*

ILLUSTRATIONS OF FRONT YARD LINE LEVEL SECTION 23-61

### Yard line, rear

A "rear yard line" is a line drawn parallel to a rear lot line at a distance therefrom equal to the depth of a required rear yard.

## 23-62

### Permitted Obstructions

† In all Residence Districts, the following shall not be considered obstructions and may thus penetrate a maximum height limit or a sky exposure plane set forth in Section 23-63 (Maximum Height of Front Wall and Required Front Setbacks), Section 23-64 (Alternate Front Setbacks), or Section 23-69 (Limited Height Districts):

(a) Chimneys or flues, with a total width not exceeding 10 percent of the aggregate width of street walls of a building at any level

(b) Dormers having an aggregate width of street walls equal to not more than 50 percent of the width of the street wall of a detached or semi-detached one- or two-family residence

(c) Elevator or stair bulkheads, roof water tanks, or cooling towers (including enclosures), each having an aggregate width of street walls equal to not more than 30 feet. However, the product, in square feet, of the aggregate width of street walls of such obstructions facing each street frontage, times their average height, in feet, shall not exceed a figure equal to four times the width, in feet, of the street wall of the building facing such frontage.

(d) Flagpoles or aerials

(e) Parapet walls not more than four feet high

(f) Unenclosed balconies, subject to the provisions of Section 23-13 (Balconies)

(g) Wire, chain link, or other transparent fences.

PUBLIC SPACE: ELLIPTICAL ARCADES approximately 12,000.00 sf PLAZA 26,806.00 sf SUBWAY ACCESS AREAS approximately 3,500.00 sf

ACCESS: ✉️ ELLIPTICAL ARCADES 6:00 am to 9:00 pm PLAZA, SUBWAY ACCESS AREAS 24 hours

AMENITIES: ELLIPTICAL ARCADES **Restrooms** 2 adjacent to Plaza
PLAZA **Bicycle Parking** 2 racks **Drinking Fountain** 1 **Food Service** 2 retail pavilions with eating establishments **Litter Receptacles** 8
**Planting** 2,065 sf **Seating** 707 linear feet of fixed seating, 134 movable chairs **Tables** yes **Trees within Space** 48 of 10- to 12-inch caliper **Water Feature** 450 sf fountain **Other** pavilion on West 49th Street side of Plaza providing access for disabled persons to movies **SUBWAY ACCESS AREAS** **Elevator** connecting Subway Access Areas on street level to subway **Escalator** connecting Subway Access Areas on street level to subway **Subway** new subway entrances within building at West 49th and 50th

Streets at Eighth Avenue including stair access **GENERAL Lighting** yes **Plaque/Sign** 4 entry plaques, 1 information plaque **Trees** on Street 64 trees of four-inch caliper

PROJECT DATA: PUB-

LIC SPACE DESIGNER
SWA Group

**BUILDING ARCHITECT**
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Frank Williams & Associates (for residential portion)

**OWNER** EOP-Worldwide Plaza LLC

**COMPLETED** 1989

Building

Elevator to Subway

Elliptical Arcades

Escalator to Subway

Plaza

Restrooms

Subway Access Areas

PUBLIC SPACE:

THROUGH BLOCK

ARCADE 13,000.00 s

ACCESS:

8:00
am to 10:00 pm

AMENITIES: Bicycle

Parking yes Climate

Control air conditioning Drinking

Fountain 1 Lighting

minimum 20 foot
candles during day,
minimum 15 fc

during night Litter

Receptacles yes

Planting seasonal

and ground cover Plaque/Sign signs on East 52nd and 53rd
Streets announcing hours of access, 3 signs stating "all seating
available to public and no purchase of food or beverage
required" must accompany movable chairs Restrooms 2 next to
elevators west of Through Block Arcade Retail Frontage 20 lin-
ear feet along Through Block Arcade,

220 lf along adjacent retail arcade Seating 132 movable chairs
Tables 33 Trees within Space 16 Water Feature fountain and
pool Other 2 kiosks, skylight

PROJECT DATA: PUBLIC SPACE DESIGNER/BUILDING ARCHITECT

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill OWNER 55 E 52nd St Ltd

COMPLETED 1979

**PUBLIC SPACE:** ARCADE 2,439.00 sf COVERED PEDESTRIAN SPACE
3,575.75 sf

**ACCESS:** 24 hours

**AMENITIES:** ARCADE Seating 2 benches Trees within Space 1
COVERED PEDESTRIAN SPACE Planting 4 planters Seating 3 benches Trees within Space 11 GENERAL Lighting yes Retail Frontage yes

 yes **Subway** stair
 access to subway
 station, open
 Monday through
 Friday, 7:00 am to
 10:00 am, and 4:00
 pm to 7:00 pm, or
 full time if Transit
 Authority determines
 that demand dictates
 it **Trees on Street 4**

**PROJECT DATA:**

ARCHITECT The
Eggers Group
OWNER 560 Lexco

COMPLETED 1981

**PUBLIC SPACE:**

PLAZA 5,164.31 sf

**ACCESS:** 24 hours

**AMENITIES:** None

**PROJECT DATA:**

PUBLIC SPACE

DESIGNER/BUILDING

ARCHITECT Russell

M. Boak Associates;

Philip Birnbaum

OWNER Sixty East
End Owners Inc.

COMPLETED 1972

**PUBLIC SPACE:**

ARCADE 1,141.56 sf

PLAZA 1,461.60 sf

ACCESS: 24 hours

AMENITIES: None

**PROJECT DATA:**

PUBLIC SPACE

DESIGNER/BUILDING

ARCHITECT Harry F.

Green/Stephen C.

Lyras **OWNER** 1065

Park Avenue Corp

COMPLETED 1974