Landmark Specs for Windows
I need to replace basement-level windows in a brownstone which is in a landmarks district. I have two questions: Has anyone hired an architect to do elevations of existing windows? And what is the normal fee for this? Secondly, can anyone recommend a company that will do a small job (4 windows) in an historic…
I need to replace basement-level windows in a brownstone which is in a landmarks district. I have two questions:
Has anyone hired an architect to do elevations of existing windows? And what is the normal fee for this?
Secondly, can anyone recommend a company that will do a small job (4 windows) in an historic district?
Does anyone have any experience with Interior Alterations and/or Historic Windows? I am in the process of contacting some of the window installers recommended by this forum – Air Flo does not like to return phone calls, it seems.
Hi.
It all depends on what kind of windows you want, and what kind of mood LPC is in that day your expediter presents. From the sounds of it, you will have an LPC application that can be reviewed at staff level and need not presented to the full board. If you are trying to match historic design, and can prove that (via old tax photos or otherwise) it should be easy to get LPC approval. As for window vendors; there are many to choose from and your design professional should present/ recommend a few for you to choose from, but without knowing the style it is hard to say beforehand!
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Modsquad, I looked for Skyline Windows and found them at W. 130th St. Manhattan. Is this the same company you mentioned in Union Square?
Thanks.
donatella, we need new windows too. can you tell me what kind you chose? thanks.
Oh, and by the way, replacing all the 10 front windows of my four story house — two large, specialty sized parlor floor windows, two windows on garden floor, three on 2nd floor, and three on top floor, complete with new brick mold which is the wood framing on the outside of the building around the windows — cost 11,000 dollars. This included the filing. The filing is not hard, but like everything, it helps if your person is experienced because landmarks is a strange little universe. Also, we filed in January and got the approval in June, I think so it takes time. You need to account for that.
I got my windows through Air Flo windows. They are listed. They did all the filings with the landmark Commission. They did a good job.
Yes, if you hire an architect to do the filing you’ll be looking at fees for the architect and separate fees for an expediter, which is more costly than simply engaging the window manufacturer to take care of the entire filing. I think Modsquad’s suggestion makes sense for the poster since they are planning no other work but these few windows. The $4,000 I mentioned was the cap…Most likely the fee would be far lower since the job would be billed hourly.
Yes, when my old co-op ordered windows through Bay Ridge windows they did all the filing.
We use Skyline Windows in Manhattan, Union Square. I think they tacked on an extra 2500 for their architect and expediter to file with the city. 28 windows in all, various sizes. Any good window company will have their own people do the filing.