Model Development Block

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1 Model Development Block B C D E This five building project, intended as a model for preservation and restoration of historic properties, has triggered economic development and sparked a new spirit of community participation in downtown New Rochelle. The BID provided $250,000 in matching grants to the building owners and the CPC provided low interest finance options and reimbursement. Working for the BID, Doban Architecture developed renovation and restoration solutions that dramatically revealed the underlying historical richness of the five buildings chosen to take part in the Model Block. Subsequently, these transformed properties served as examples for the Facade Renovation Design Standards that were developed by Doban Architecture and used by the BID in a sister program adopted by the City of New Rochelle. Embolded by the project, owners of participating buildings have turned upper level spaces in residential lofts and commercial tenants have been drawn to long-vacant retail spaces. The ripple effect has led to the renovation of more than 40 storefronts, several small businesses and seven restaurants have opened within the neighborhood and 5,000 square feet of retail space has been leased, increasing day and evening street activity within the block. Project Type... Exterior Modernization, Historic Preservation, Design Standards Location....Main Street, New Rochelle, NY Client...New Rochelle BID Construction Cost....$500,000 Completion Date Contractor Polonia Restoration Preservation League of New York Excellence in Historic Preservation Award

2 The Curtain Shop The Curtain Shop Building was dramatically restored to its classic beauty by removing the deterioration stucco that had concealed the building s rich facade of buff brick and terracotta for over half a century. A cracked stucco covering had concealed but protected the true beauty of the classical facade of buff brick and detailed terracotta at 541 Main Street, home to the Curtain Shop and General Store. The building has been transformed from an eyesore and hazard into a beautiful turn-of-the century jewel along Main Street featuring two floors of arched windows. Wherever possible, a sustainable approach was taken, in that original materials were kept and preserved rather than replicated. The original terracotta medallions indicating the name and date of the building ( The Arcade, 1897 ) are now visible, as well as pre-existing wood window frames on the third floor restored in place and re-glazed. A matching grant was provided by the New Rochelle BID and a low interest loan by CPC. The project was funded by the New York State Empire Development Corp. Main Streets Program and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Project Type...Branded Environments Location Main St, New Rochelle, NY Client New Rochelle BID Construction Cost....$90,000 Exemplary Restoration New Rochelle Heritage Award 2009

3 573-9 Main Street The intricate beauty of the ornamental terracotta parapet and spandrels of Main Street, a participating building in the New Rochelle Model Block, was brought out by careful steam cleaning and repointing. The restoration included steam cleaning, repointing and new windows, which brought out the building s highly ornamental terracotta parapet and spandrels. The owner intends to replace signage and storefront awnings as part of a related program and to renovate the long vacant commercial upper floor. A matching grant was provided by the New Rochelle BID and a low interest loan by the CPC. The Project was funded by the New York State Empire Development Corporation Main Streets Program and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Project Type... Historic Preservation, Exterior Modernization, Design Standards Location Main St, aka 81 Centre Ave, New Rochelle, NY Client...Centre Main Equities Construction Cost....$60,000 Preservation League of New York Excellence in Historic Preservation Award

4 Talner Jewelers Building The Talner Jewelers Building was dramatically restored to its classic beauty by removing the austere metal panels that had concealed the original brick and uniquely multicolored terracotta for over half a century. White metal panels indicitive of the first half of the 20th centruries urban renewal had been concealing but also protecting the Talner Jewelers building s classic facade. A sustainable approach to restoration was chosen where the existing capitals and brackets were relocated to frame the facade instead of using synthetic copies. Where bricks had been painted over on one side, the paint was removed revealing an attractive wire cut, buff colored brick, which was steam-cleaned and re-pointed. The original terracotta was also steam cleaned, patched, re-pointed, restored and coated. A new masonry coping stone that was neutral in appearance was also installed. A matching grant was provided by the New Rochelle BID and a low interest loan by CPC. The project was funded by the New York State Empire Development Corp. Main Streets Program and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Project Type...Historic Preservation Location Main St, New Rochelle, NY Client...New Rochelle BID Construction Cost....$120,

5 The Trust Building A new stucco facade, echoing the proportions of the original masonry that was severely damaged by previous renovations, restored and refreshed this member of the New Rochelle Model Block. Unlike other participating buildings in the New Rochelle BID, the masonry of 555 Main Street had been drastically altered durig previous renovations by former owners, making it impossible to restore the original facade. Therefore a new, synthetic, stucco facade, created to emulate the proportions of the original, was installed. The work was performed without interrupting the owner s primary business, a retail plass products store and glazier. This facade renovation project gave the owner impetus to convert the second and third floors, which had been vacant for years, into live work lofts, further contributing to the neighborhoods revitalization. A matching grant was provided by the New Rochelle BID and a low interest loan by CPC. The project was funded by the New York State Empire Development Corp. Main Streets Program and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Project Type...Historic Preservation, Exterior Modernization Location Main St, New Rochelle, NY Client...Cornell Pace Construction Cost....$84,