SuperScript

Reflections on the art and science of restoration, profiles of our projects, and discussions of issues in the profession.

September 11, 2020
REMINDER: FISP Condition Certificates Must Be Posted in Building Lobbies
We're dedicated to helping you understand the details of FISP / LL11 Cycle 9. So we're sharing this reminder of a detail you may have missed: To stay in compliance and avoid violations, your FISP Condition Certificate must be posted in your building's lobby, whether or not your Cycle 9 report has been filed.
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September 3, 2020
We’ve Put Our Stamp on New York’s Post Offices
New York has erected several landmarks to the time-honored U.S. Postal Service, from Romanesque Revival to Art Moderne edifices. SUPERSTRUCTURES has had the privilege of preserving two such landmarks: The Grand Central Post Office and the Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, which incorporates a post office.
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August 31, 2020
SUPERSTRUCTURES on Broadway
SUPERSTRUCTURES had a good run on Broadway—853 Broadway, that is. Our practice was based at the Union Square location for over 20 years; that’s longer than the run of The Lion King. Since our founding in 1981, we’ve completed 50 projects with Broadway addresses, so we have a special, long-standing relationship with New York’s most famous thoroughfare.
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August 26, 2020
New York Dead? Not So Fast
New York City to the world: Reports of our death have been greatly exaggerated. Just ask quintessential New Yorker and comedy icon, Jerry Seinfeld. His recent op-ed in the New York Times counters current detractors declaring the demise of the New York we know and love. Working in—and for—New York City for decades, we at SUPERSTRUCTURES are doing everything in our power to ensure Jerry’s right.
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August 24, 2020
Flattening a Different Kind of Curve—Part 2
In part 1 of this post, we made the case that deferred building maintenance threatens building owners with a curve of costs that can soar out of control if not headed off. But just how does regular, proactive maintenance of building systems “flatten” the cost curve to save money and manage liability?
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August 19, 2020
Professional Advice for Private Clients—Part 3: Change Orders
The quantity and magnitude of change orders are the responsibility of the engineer / architect. SUPERSTRUCTURES' exacting drawings detailed with our Restoration Assembly Detail (RAD) tag system help head off the cost and inconvenience of change orders.
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August 18, 2020
The Rise, Fall, and Rise of McCarren Park Pool
McCarren Park Pool in Greenpoint, Brooklyn was built as a WPA project in 1936. The building's vast scale and dramatic arches, designed by Aymar Embury II, exemplify New Deal architecture. Closed in 1984, the pool reopened in 2012 after a major refurbishment by the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. SUPERSTRUCTURES’ contribution to the facility’s revitalization was a comprehensive investigation and analysis to address water infiltration through the building envelope.
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August 14, 2020
This Day in History: August 14th—SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District
On this day in 1973, the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) designated the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District. Roughly bounded by Canal Street, West Broadway, Houston Street, and Crosby Street with an extension to the east, the district comprises about 500 buildings, many of which are distinguished by their ornate cast-iron facades. SUPERSTRUCTURES has conducted restoration projects on a number of buildings within this open-air museum of nineteenth century architecture.
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August 10, 2020
Water, Water Everywhere: Two Plaster Ceiling Projects
While the majority of SUPERSTRUCTURES’ work is on building exteriors, we’re not exclusively “outdoor types.” We’ve undertaken challenging interior investigation and restoration projects as well. Two notable examples are McKim, Mead, and White buildings on the Columbia University campus: Low Library and John Jay Hall. Both involved a familiar material of Beaux-Arts architecture: plaster.
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August 4, 2020
Flattening a Different Kind of Curve--Part 1
Lately, it’s been impossible to avoid the phrase “flatten the curve.” But for building owners, the Covid-19 pandemic isn’t the only curve that should be controlled; the cost of deferred building envelope maintenance can also spiral out of control if not nipped in the bud.
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