Theories abound as to why the Chelsea Hotel management removed a panel from the historic landmarked balcony on Monday and replaced it with a generic black iron plate. Now the NY Times reports that "... inspectors and engineer
s have visited more than 530 buildings across the city to determine whether the property owners maintained the exterior of their buildings, including balconies,..” The article goes on to say that buildings are required to inspect their balconies every 5 years and report the inspection to DOB. Was the inspection something that fell through the cracks during all of the recent managment upheavel? In any event they better replace the panel soon or else the Chelsea Hotel will have another Landmark violation on their hands to go with the inappropriately repaired railing on the Star Lounge stairwell.
Photo by Arthur Nash
Photo by Arthur Nash
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