See the Plan for Restoration of Two Landmarked Wood Frames in Prospect Heights
We found drawings posted to the fence for the complete restoration of the two houses at 578 and 580 Carlton Avenue in Prospect Heights that architect Rachel Frankel is handling. As you may recall, a developer bungled the renovation of 580, causing the dilapidated wood frame at 578 to collapse. Both landmarked homes were reduced to facades and put…
We found drawings posted to the fence for the complete restoration of the two houses at 578 and 580 Carlton Avenue in Prospect Heights that architect Rachel Frankel is handling. As you may recall, a developer bungled the renovation of 580, causing the dilapidated wood frame at 578 to collapse. Both landmarked homes were reduced to facades and put in braces last year.
Now 578 is getting a completely new three-story house and 580 has approved permits for a two-story addition and rehabilitation of the existing structure. Frankel is known for designing new buildings that look historically correct. Click through the jump to see a schematic and how the building site looks now.
The shells of these buildings have been sitting, seemingly untouched, for ~2 years, blocking the whole sidewalk — and with cars usually parked in the temporary pedestrian lane marked in the street.
Whatever they’re doing, I wish they’d do it faster.