Landmarks Commission approves UWS pool

(source: Landmarks Preservation Commission via DNAinfo)

The Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved a backyard pool on
an Upper West Side property, as long as the Turkish millionaire
planning its construction shrinks its deck from three stories to two
and decreases the size of the mechanical building by 10 feet, DNAinfo
reported. The Pool On West 83rd Street will remain eight feed wide and
57.5 feet long. Ragip Ersin Akarlilar, the owner of Mavi Jeans who
wants to install the pool, has agreed to make changes. But some of the
200 area residents who signed a petition against the plan are still opposed. They are not only worried that the
pool will destroy their quiet, leafy backyards and ruin the historic
quality of the landmarked area. They also fear that excavation for the
pool will weaken nearby foundations and cause water damage. [DNAinfo]