Report of the Heights of Buildings Commission to the Committee on the Height, Size and Arrangement of Buildings of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of the city of New York (1913)
New York (N.Y.). Heights of Buildings Commission, Bassett, Edward M. (Edward Murray), 1863-1948, New York (N.Y.). Board of Estimate and Apportionment, Swan, Herbert S. (Herbert Siegfried), 1888-, Williams, Frank B. (Frank Backus), 1864-1954, Durst, Seymour B., 1913-, former owner. NNC · [New York, M.B. Brown Printing and Binding Co.] · leaf 209
126 HEIGHTS OF BUILDINGS COMMISSION twice the length of the smaller dimension complies with this pro-vision if a square court of the same area would comply. Unless the court is exceptionally narrow, the limit permittedby this provision will result in a greater height. Diagram XV taken DIAGRAM XV … from Cubitt illustrates this. Cubitt, referring to this diagram, says(pages 91, 92) : The wall hatched in black lines shows the maximum height to which itis possible, in the court in question and when complying with the originalrequirement, to carry a wall opposite to windows which light habitable…
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