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A SKYLINE RESTORATION PUBLICATION
Kate Allen, President of Allen Architectural Metals, discusses how she and her team preserve, repair, or replicate historic metal and how they determine which course of action to take.
ISSUE #51 WINTER 2024/2025
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A New Era for Terra Cotta
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Preserving History with Passion
Kate Allen of Allen Architectural Metals Shares Expertise on Cast Metal Restoration On September 10, 2024, Skyline Restoration had the...
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Failing Façades: When To Repair, When To Reskin
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New Sidewalk Shed Designs
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From Sustainable Roofing to Below-Grade Waterproofing
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"We Create History"
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Restoring the Historic Roof at 110 E 42nd Street, New York
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Sidewalk Shed Permits and Approved Artwork
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Oct 25, 20231 min read
Build Safe | Live Safe Conference 2023
Key presentations are summarized here. One of the main Conference presentations, 2022 NYC Construction Code Sidewalk Shed Requirements &...
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Legislation Package to Address Scaffolding
Bills aim to speed up the process for taking down scaffolding, allow for less intrusive alternatives to be used, ensure the scaffolding...
Jun 12, 20233 min read
Distinctive and Enduring Cast Stone and GFRC Replications
Vestacast's products enhance the city skyline today and for the future “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act,...
Jun 12, 20237 min read
Awards of Excellence in Historic Preservation
Skyline's restoration project at The Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew, at 520 Clinton Avenue in Brooklyn, NY receives two prestigious...
Feb 28, 20233 min read
The Journey to Excellence
These awards recognize the quality, scale, and complexity of the carefully executed restoration — the result of a tremendous...
Feb 28, 20238 min read
The Art of Retooling Since 1890
For the preservation of the historic Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew in Brooklyn, NY Skyline Restoration used tools made by Trow &...
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Material Price Escalation Bill Vetoed
On December 30, Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the Material Price Escalation Bill (A.10109/S.8844). As the Women Builders Council (WBC)...
Feb 28, 20231 min read
Sweeping Updates to NYC Construction and Building Codes
City Council passes bill with over 600 major revisions that will improve the safety and well-being of all New Yorkers and ensure that NYC...
Jan 6, 20224 min read
Bird friendly design requirements for all new buildings and alterations
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2020-2022 New York City Construction Outlook
While actual construction spending in 2019 ($60.6 billion) notched close to the forecasted ($61.5 billion) amount, the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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NYC Construction Outlook Paints Robust Picture of Building Boom
The Construction Outlook is a yearly publication that covers forecasts for the current year and the next two years. The 2019-21 New York...
Jan 22, 20201 min read
ENGINEER’S CORNER: What to Consider Before a Window Replacement Project
By Rebecca Reilly, Sullivan Engineering During the design phase of a window replacement project, building owners must consider many...
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A New Recreational Roof at the Fifth Avenue Tower Condominium in Murray Hill
The Fifth Avenue Tower was developed when Republic Bank decided to proceed with building just one instead of two identical towers as...
Jul 25, 20192 min read
Façade Restoration at One Wall Street
The building at One Wall Street was constructed in 1929-31 as the corporate headquarters of the Irving Trust Company. This 50-story,...
Apr 18, 20192 min read
Rising Construction Costs - How Does the Industry Cope?
Construction costs have continued to rise in New York City at a rate of roughly 5% for the past two years, keeping the City the highest...
Apr 18, 20192 min read
Below-Grade Waterproofing: Gravity Feed and Pressure Injection Applications
CGI Northeast’s concrete gel injection waterproofing system is best known for its ability to eliminate water intrusion using a...
Apr 18, 20193 min read
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