Jacob Day House in Greenwich Village seeks rooftop addition

Two applications pending before the Landmarks Preservation Commission would let the owner of the Jacob Day House, an individually landmarked Greek Revival rowhouse at 50 West 13th Street in Greenwich Village, build rooftop and rear additions, alter the rear facades, modify a door, and seek a zoning bulk modification tied to the work. ACRIS filings show the lot’s current owner of record as Bridgeton West 13 Fee LLC, named in a Terms, Leases and Riders document recorded in December 2025 alongside lender Wilmington Trust, National Association.

Why it matters

The Jacob Day House carries individual landmark status, a higher bar than a historic district rowhouse like most of its neighbors. An owner winning rooftop and rear-yard additions on an individually designated building, paired with a separate zoning bulk modification request, is the kind of combined filing other owners of individually landmarked rowhouses in the district will watch before shaping their own applications.

The numbers

The rowhouse sits on Manhattan Block 576, Lot 15, zoned C6-2, in Community District 2. Built around 1845 and altered in 1959, it is before the commission on two separate dockets for the November 10 session. LPC-27-02403 is a Certificate of Appropriateness request to construct rooftop and rear additions, alter the rear facades, and modify a door. LPC-27-02428 asks the commission to issue a report to the City Planning Commission on a Modification of Use under Section 74-711 of the Zoning Resolution, the mechanism that lets a landmarked building seek bulk relief in exchange for preservation commitments.

ACRIS records tie the property to Bridgeton West 13 Fee LLC, listed as the party on a Terms, Leases and Riders filing recorded against Block 576, Lot 15 in December 2025, with Wilmington Trust, National Association as the other named party. The calendar notice itself does not name an applicant or architect.

What’s next

LPC has scheduled both items for a public hearing Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., at 253 Broadway. The commission can approve, modify, or deny the Certificate of Appropriateness, and separately decide whether to issue the Section 74-711 report that would let the Modification of Use application move to the City Planning Commission. Neither outcome is decided. Readers tracking historic district approvals can follow ongoing coverage at /markets/new-york/.