60 Remsen Street is located in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District,
the first such district established in New York City.
New LPC-approved aluminum casement windows met safety, acoustical, cost,
and strength requirements.
Property: 60 Remsen Street
Ten-story, 75-apartment cooperative in Brooklyn Heights Historic District
Project
Scope:
Local Law 10/80 Repair and Historic Restoration
Design/Bidding:
December 1995 to November 1996.
Construction:
July 1997 to October 1998.
Engineer:
Rand Engineering, New York, N.Y.
Contractor:
Skyline Windows, New York, N.Y.; $775,000
contract price.
Property Manager:
Larry Malitzky, Galster Management, New
York, N.Y.
Board Contacts:
Fran Buchinsky, Vice President, 60 Remsen
Street Housing Corp.
Highlights:
HVAC:
Replacement of 1,397 windows in 377 window openings with new
casement, fixed sash, and picture replacement windows at
all apartments, and new projecting replacement windows at the
basement level.
Single-paned, steel casement windows replaced with thermally
insulated aluminum units for better thermal and acoustical performance.
Heat-reflecting film on south- and west-facing windows to reduce
heat and glare.
Putty-gray color at the inside of the windows to soften the
interior appearance of the black frames while preserving the original
architectural look.
To comply with the Health Department’s Window Falls Program,
the replacement windows have built-in stops, eliminating the need
for traditional window guards with their prison-bar appearance.
RAND Engineering
& Architecture, PC
159 West 25th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001
P: 212.675.8844 | F: 212.691.7972 | www.randpc.com
| info@randpc.com
