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Owner:
Brooklyn Tabernacle Management
Architect:
Kostow Greenwood Architects
Contact:
Diane Rathjen
Location:
394 Fulton Street Street, Brooklyn, NY
Contract
Amount :
$41,427,000
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Project:
Brooklyn Tabernacle
New Campus Project - Phase I, II & III
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Brooklyn
Tabernacle New Campus Project - Fulton St. Lobby
The Fulton Street entry sustained heavy water damage, so that the 3rd-5th floors, Roof, existing wood joists & floor construction had to be demolished & replaced with wall bearing structural steel and concrete slab on metal deck.
Roof dunnage steel to support the Mechanical systems serving Fulton Street. |
As all of this work was on-going, the two story Lobby was being restored to the original condition.
This phase also included the installation of a six-story elevator.
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“The elaborate plaster interior of the auditorium & lobby, long vacant & severely deteriorated, was painstakingly restored and refinished. The results are breathtaking!"
~NY Landmarks Conservancy - Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards |
Restoration of the old Loew’s Metropolitan Theatre, originally built in 1918, designed by the renowned Thomas Lamb
Smith Street construction required demolishing all floors & façade leaving a section of the 1st flr. intact, along with an existing two-story grand stair.
This also required two hand excavated caissons that were approximately 24’ in depth, to assure the line of influence did not impact the existing subway tunnel. |
New Smith St. façade could only be supported
by two existing piers which required the installation
of a W36 x 256 (3 sections) to be installed under the
existing 1st Floor slab. This beam cantilevered over
one of the existing piers, approximately 16’ &
supports a corner column 5 stories tall.
The Smith St. building allows access into the 1st flr.
& Balcony of the Main Sanctuary & includes a
full kitchen & new traction elevator. |
“The
building’s highly successful physical
transformation was the expert work of several firms
working in tandem”
- Stage Directions, April 2003
“The
Brooklyn Tabernacle has enjoyed the services of Calcedo
Construction for over 25 years in award-winning projects…
Calcedo Construction has shown exemplary professionalism,
ethics, and attention to detail. I highly recommend
them & consider it an honor to have them on our
team.
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Livingston Street-was a full demolition of all floors & façade with all new structural steel framing & concrete slabs on metal deck.
Awarded the Community Facility Award presented by Building Brooklyn Awards 2003. |
The Livingston Street structure also includes two traction
elevators traveling 6 stories; as well as, a Bell Tower,
which has become the centerpiece of the New Campus.
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“...the
Brooklyn Tabernacle, a vast old movie palace that
hasn’t looked so splendid since it opened in
1918” -New York Times, Dec.22, 2002
“...it is this kind of cooperation between the design team & the construction team that makes the design/build process meaningful, fruitful & ultimately of great benefit to the owner in terms of schedule & above all, the quality of the finished product. I have respected your “hands-on”
involvement in every project that we did together. You not only know what you are doing, but, you put your heart into it. An architect and an owner cannot ask for more." -Maurice Wasserman, AIA, (formerly of Kapell & Kostow)
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