Retrofit: Ingenuity and Technology Breathe New Life into Historic Terra-cotta Half Columns

Cited for its “wonderful demonstrations of the use of current technology in preservation,” the restoration of New York’s historic Merchants’ Exchange Building earned retrofit Magazine's Metamorphosis Awards’ top prize in the Exterior Restoration category.

We were engaged by building owner L&L Holding Company to perform a facade assessment in accordance with NYC FISP when we discovered significantly deteriorated terracotta half-column units that posed an immediate danger to the public.

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