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We live on a Landmarked block, and would like to redo the facade of our brownstone, which has been painted and in general is crumbling in a number of places.

We planned to have it chipped and resurfaced, and applied to Landmarks for a permit. Landmarks replied that they would only issue a permit to strip off the paint and powerwash the facade. Once this has been completed, they would then visit the site to determine if the facade should be completely stripped and replaced, or if it should be patched in needed places only, as their goal is to retain as much of the original facade as possible.

Has anyone faced a similar situation with Landmarks, and if so, do you have any advice on how to handle it?

And does anyone have a recommendation on a contractor that can patch well (as well as doing the stripping and powerwashing)? I imagine it’s more difficult to blend patch work well with the original facade than to replace the entire facade.

Thanks.