Grand Central Terminal - Access Stair
New York, NY
Grand Central Terminal, designed by architects Reed & Stem and Warren & Wetmore, is a Beaux-Arts style railroad terminal built between 1903 and 1913. The Terminal is both an individual and an interior New York City landmark, is listed on the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places, and is a National Historic Landmark. In order to simplify pedestrian patterns between the Terminal and the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) subway, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) sought architectural and engineering services to create a new stair access in the 42nd Street Passage.
LSA served as the Historic Preservation Consultant to STV Inc. for the design of a new access stair, which was subject to Section 106 Review by the New York State Historic Preservation Office (NY-SHPO). LSA’s scope included performing historic archival research, analyzing the impact of proposed design schemes on historic fabric, and providing recommendations for mitigation and for treatment of historic fabric affected by the new design. The new stair opened to the public in 2017.
Designation: National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, New York State Register of Historic Places, NYC Individual Landmark, NYC Interior Landmark
