125 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn Heights, New York
 Joseph Stella    architect                                                          Bridgehampton, New York    New York City

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Before                                             After

Before                                                                      After

Before                                                                                After

   Program
    The clients desired to
    make minor renovations
    to an early 1950's residence/
    professional office, which
    was totally out of character
    with the Brooklyn Heights
    Historic District within which
    it is located.
Exhibition at the AIA New York Center for Architecture, October 6, 2009 - January 30, 2010
                       Context/ Contrast New Architecture in Historic Districts 1967 - 2009   

 

      
       Plaudits______________________________________________________
       New York City Historic Districts Council, 1993
             "..a sensitive new design that is contextual and handsome without being a facsimile,
             in a functional sense, of a carriage house. The design...will contribute to the architectural   
             integrity and richness of the historic district."

             New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1993
             125 Joralemon Street "will harmonize with all types of historic buildings"

          

   Residential         
Landmarks       Landscapes   Interiors
    
     Publications__________________________________________________________
      New York Daily News, November 13, 2009
         "fits in beside the 1891 Chauncey Mansion ...."   
        
         New York 2000, Robert AM Stern, Moncelli Press 2006
         "More remarkable....................."

         Home Magazine, February 1996
         "...the design turned an eyesore into an asset for the Historic District"

         The New York Times, August 1, 1993
         "Joseph Stella came up with an inventive plan"

         The Brooklyn Heights Press, May 1993
         "Architect designs to replace Joralemon eyesore"

    
      Solution___________________________________________________
              The architect apprised the clients that it was in their best interest to expand
              the bulk of the structure to the maximum that the Zoning Resolution permitted,
              and to transform the architecture into a style more befitting the Brooklyn
              Heights Historic District within which it is located.