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Oak Lounge (former courtroom) - Baruch College

Completion date: 10/05/94
Location: 137 E. 22 St.; NYC

Restoration of ca. 1911 brown English quarter" sawn oak molded raised panel and carved millwork in former Children's Court. Refinishing of all wood, Dutchman inlay of damaged or missing sections of moldings and carved elements, replacement of missing panels, reattachment of water-damaged panels.

Building listed in National Reg. Of Hist. Places

Owner: Baruch College- City University of New York
Architect: Daniel Alter, formerly University Architect

WOODWORK RESTORATION BEFORE

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Grand Army Plaza, New York City

LOCUST BALUSTERS FOR EXTERIOR RAILINGS

 
 
Locust Balusters for Exterior Railings
 

VICTORIAN PERIOD MAHOGANY TRANSOM

 
 
Victorian Period Mahogany Transom Turning - Top turning made to match bottom original turning.
 

Brownstone carved header trim

Bank of New York - Wall Street, New York City

STAIRS INSTALLED AND FINISHED

 

Prince George Hotel

Location: 14 E. 28 St., NYC
Owner: Common Cause
Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle, Carlos Cardoso or Doug McKeon

Restore 1st floor lobby areas, scope including restoration and replication of architectural millwork, decorative plaster, and decorative paint in this ca. 1905 neoclassical and neogothic 400 room hotel listed in National Register, and NYC Landmark.
Replication of 12' high ornate plaster door trim and header panels, plaster Gothic medallions, plaster Corinthian column capitals, plaster acanthus wainscot capitals, and plaster fishscale molding in serpentine shape.
Replicate French boiserie panels, replicate solid quarter sawn white oak raised and radius-raised wainscot 12'H. Replication of historic quarter-sawn white oak ,cherry, and mirrored doors appearance with 90- minute fire-rated doors. Replicated 8"x10" diam. solid cedar fluted-and stop-fluted solid column with Corinthian plaster capitol, and other paneling with Greek key carved moldings.

CUSTOM PANELING & REFINISHING LANDMARK BUILDING

 
 

Fosterfield's Carriage House

Location: Fosterfield's Farm/Living Museum, 76 Kahdena Rd., Morris Twp. NJ
Completion Date: 3/30/96

Needle floor joists, shore and brace barn and replace long wall framing with mortise-and-tenon joined 6' x 8' and smaller timber framing, repair rest of original hewn timber framing, fabricate and install new hewn oak 8" x 12" floor beams supporting 4" x 12" oak and half-timber joists, and pine T&G floor at main floor to match existing, fabricate all new windows and doors to match original remnants or historic photos, fabricate and install pine clapboard lapped siding.

Owner: Morris County Park Commission
Architect: Mr. Bob De Silets

CUSTOM WOOD SIDING RESTORATION

 

Fosterfield's Carriage House

Location: Fosterfield's Farm/Living Museum, 76 Kahdena Rd., Morris Twp. NJ
Completion Date: 3/30/96

Needle floor joists, shore and brace barn and replace long wall framing with mortise-and-tenon joined 6' x 8' and smaller timber framing, repair rest of original hewn timber framing, fabricate and install new hewn oak 8" x 12" floor beams supporting 4" x 12" oak and half-timber joists, and pine T&G floor at main floor to match existing, fabricate all new windows and doors to match original remnants or historic photos, fabricate and install pine clapboard lapped siding.

Owner: Morris County Park Commission
Architect: Mr. Bob De Silets

CUSTOM WOOD SIDING AND SHAKE ROOF REPLACEMENT

 

P.S.1, NYC School Construction Authority. Yetman Street, Staten Island NY.

Project manager: York Hunter, Mr. Alton Lewis
Owner: NYC School Construction Authority
Completion Date: July & August, 1999

Scope of Work: Fabricated, finished and installed built-in wood gutter and 5"H cornice system for this 1878 brick building. Fabricated (170) five element modillion brackets, some with pierced fretwork ornamentation 3'H, along 300' length. Restored deteriorated gable ends.

Architect: STV / Silver & Ziskind, Mr. Lenny Sherman

VICTORIAN WOODWORK RESTORATION AFTER CORNICE & GUTTER

 
 

Grand Central Station Ornamental Metal, Hutchinson Indicator Restoration

Restored cast iron, steel and brass train gates, track indicators, and 12'H destination sign cabinets. Fabricated, finished and installed new iron & bronze gate leaves and other elements. Building National Register of Historic Places listed.

Owner: Grand Central Terminal Venture/LaSalle Partners,
220 E. 42 St., Suite 3200, New York,

GRAND CENTRAL IRON GATES RESTORED

CUSTOM WROUGHT IRON GATES

Grand Central Station Ornamental Metal, Hutchinson Indicator and Oak Rail Restoration

Restored cast iron, steel and brass train gates, track indicators, and 12'H destination sign cabinets. Fabricated, finished and installed new iron & bronze gate leaves and other elements. Building National Register of Historic Places listed.

Owner: Grand Central Terminal Venture/LaSalle Partners,
220 E. 42 St., Suite 3200, New York,

GRAND CENTRAL MACHINE AGE CABINETS DURING RESTORATION

GRAND CENTRAL STEEL CABINETS RESTORED

9 S. Williams St., "Lehman Bros. Building", circa 1895.

Location: New York City
Completion Date: 9/98

Restore all bronze hardware, some custom fabrication to match original. Building listed in National Register of Historic Places.

Owner: Rutta & Co.
Contact: Norman Rutta

WINDOW HARDWARE RESTORATION

 

Japan Embassy

Location: New York City
Completion Date: 2003

Restore all bronze hardware, some custom fabrication to match original. Building listed in National Register of Historic Places.

ANTIQUE NICKEL PLUMBING FIXTURES BEFORE RESTORATION ANTIQUE NICKEL PLUMBING FIXTURE AFTER RESTORATION

Horse head

Zinc exterior building ornaments.

HORSE HEAD RESTORATION

HORSE HEAD RESTORATION AFTER
 

 

Snook Kitchen

SNOOK KITCHEN

 

Milk paint parish hadley

MILK PAINT PARISH HADLEY

 

Cigar box