New York City’s historic building stock keeps renovation teams busy, and it keeps preservation details front and center. Archinect’s latest “Meet Your Next Employer” feature spotlights Acheson Doyle Partners Architects, a firm founded in 1985 with a portfolio that includes architectural and historic preservation work, partnerships with cultural institutions, and the design of sacred spaces. Archinect also notes the firm is hiring a Senior Architect and Project Lead in New York City.
For mason contractors, one of the most direct masonry connections in the roundup is the Church of the Epiphany project, an adaptive reuse of the former Jan Hus Presbyterian Church and Neighborhood House. The 31,600-square-foot property is being converted into a mixed-use facility with a new sanctuary, a day school, a gymnasium, a rooftop terrace, offices, and a commercial kitchen that supports a community meal program. Restoration work includes masonry repairs, facade stabilization, and conservation of historic architectural elements.
Another highlighted project is One Hanson Place, a landmark former bank in Brooklyn completed in 1929. The scope included restoring the 63-foot-high Art Deco banking hall and adapting the historic vault for retail use. Archinect reports that the work involved sensitive interior modifications, coordination with the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, and adjustments tied to revised tenant requirements during construction.
At St. Ignatius Loyola Church, the featured work includes exterior restoration of the Day Nursery and Loyola School, renovation of the choir loft, and an accessible lift and ramp that link the Undercroft and Sanctuary. Continuing efforts include church rehabilitation, infrastructure upgrades, and accessibility and life safety improvements across the campus, which is designated as an NYC Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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