NEW YORK CITY TOWNHOUSE EXPERTS
Historic Preservation and Restoration
Zivkovic Connolly approaches historic preservation as a professional responsibility to continue and enrich a building’s architectural life. Our work includes the restoration, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse of landmark townhouses, country estates, institutional buildings, religious structures, and significant historic interiors in New York, elsewhere in the United States, and abroad.
Each project begins with a close study of the existing building, its history, materials, construction, and defining architectural character. Original masonry, plasterwork, woodwork, decorative finishes, windows, and other significant features are preserved or restored wherever possible, while new interventions are sensitively integrated to support contemporary use without diminishing the integrity of the historic fabric.
Measure is all.
Successful preservation requires more than reproducing historic appearances. It requires an understanding of traditional techniques, materials, and craftsmanship; existing structural conditions; current building codes; and the sensitive integration of new mechanical, electrical, plumbing, energy- and resource-conservation, fire-protection, accessibility, and life-safety systems.
Our preservation work ranges from selective restoration to comprehensive rehabilitation and adaptive reuse. Whether restoring a landmarked New York City townhouse, repairing a historic facade, reconstructing a damaged interior, or converting an older building to a new purpose, we seek to retain the qualities that make the original architecture distinctive while ensuring its sustainability and long-term use.