Cutting Corners on Landmark Windows?

We’ve been watching the renovation of this 5-story brownstone in Clinton Hill with interest as the property was a bit of a run-down eyesore for quite some time before the owner finally geared up at the end of last year to convert the thing to condos. Last week we were struck by what’s happening with the windows. This is in a landmark district so presumably the owner got the windows approved by LPC. But if you look carefully at the windows on the side of the house, there is a gap of probably three or four inches between the top of the window and the frame, suggesting that someone screwed up the measurements or perhaps took a financial shortcut and didn’t buy custom-sized windows. Given what’s happened on the side, we wonder whether the framing that was just put into the front windows suggests that the windows here will be similarly undersized? Any thoughts?
Feb 09, 2012 | 11:02 AM