| Built in 1869, the building was a storefront on the first floor, and the remaining floors served as the living quarters for the owners of the building. The building has been converted to upscale doctor’s offices.
Garden State Brickface, Windows & Siding was called in by the owner to repair the extreme deteriorated condition of the existing brownstone facade, including the brownstone window surrounds. Upon close examination of the existing facade, we found the structure to be sound. However, the exterior skin of the brownstone and the window surrounds were too deteriorated to repair, as they had turned to soft powder. The challenge was to maintain the existing appearance, while keeping an aesthetic look that would be pleasing.
New architectural windows were installed, as well as a front entry way system. A traditional hand sculpted stucco brownstone block that was replicated to the design of the original building was used on the exterior. This was plastered on like stucco, floated down and then had lines scored in it to duplicate the original look.
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The window surrounds were duplicated exactly using extruded polystyrene encapsulated in urethane, then coated with a smooth acrylic finish. The exterior facade was also finished with a hand trowelled, smooth acrylic, modified Elastomeric coating.
All materials and work was submitted for approval by the Landmarks Commission with the requirement that we maintain the architectural integrity of the original.
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