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September 2, 2009
Replacing a Brick Facade
Any thoughts on what it might cost to replace the full facade on a four story brick townhouse. Don't want to just patch, point or repair, but put up a new facade. In Landmark zone if that changes anything other than time and headache factor.
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Posted by: Arkady at September 2, 2009 3:40 PM
There are LPC "original appearance" requirements/restrictions for facade work
in a historic district. Start by reading:
Page 14: http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/pubs/workguide.pdf
Page 28: http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/pubs/rules.pdf
Posted by: vinca at September 2, 2009 3:58 PM
Thanks for the LPC links, vinca. Knew it would be additional time and effort. Will be talking to some architects, but had been given a rough guide of $10k per floor and didn't know if that was a decent ballpark, understanding the usual "each job is different" disclaimer.
Posted by: stray bongo at September 2, 2009 5:06 PM
I don't find working with LPC and/or DOB as time-consuming, difficult or costly as many on this site. For that, I credit the contractors, and when necessary, the architect, engineer, and in-house expediter for their ability to draw/submit plans that are both true to the scope of work as well as LPC/DOB-compliant. From the little you've written, it's hard to tell whether your plans will pass LPC muster. Make sure your architect is rendering a compliant repair, rather than your/his fantasy. BTW, it's true: each job is different, especially the unknown conditions.
Posted by: vinca at September 2, 2009 5:52 PM
Just in case anyone else is wondering. I spoke with an architect yesterday who thought 10k per floor was a bit light, but thought that 50k for a four story was in the ballpark.
Posted by: stray bongo at September 4, 2009 8:24 AM
hey stray, i may well have to do the same thing fairly soon. can you contact me to let me know who you are going with? thanks!
cfrankland@gmail.com
Posted by: kissiffer4 at September 24, 2009 3:54 PM
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