605-611 West 111th Street
All Work | West 111th Street, New York, NY
605-611 West 111th Street
New York, New York
Scope
The Markenfield Apartments at 605-611 West 111th Street were completed in 1905 in the Beaux-Arts style. Like many NYC apartment buildings from this era, deferred maintenance had taken its toll on the building’s terra-cotta entry surrounds, sheet-metal string course, cornice, projecting bays and decorative cartouche elements.
JHPA, Inc prepared a detailed conditions assessment and recommendations plan for both buildings with a prioritized list of recommendations that were the basis for the Phase1Exterior Restoration documents. JHPArchitects PC provided construction documents and construction administration services for the restoration that included roof and roof flashing replacement, masonry repointing, terra cotta and limestone replacement, and sheet metal repair and replacement. Where practical, original elements were replaced in-kind. When performance life expectancy of original materials was deemed too low, alternative new products such as GFRP were introduced, allowing a reduction in weight and simplified anchorage details while maintaining the appearance of the original historic building.