Master masons restoring Park Slope's historic façades, stoops, and ironwork since 1995. LPC-approved for Brooklyn historic districts.
Park Slope contains one of the largest concentrations of Victorian brownstones in the United States. Designated a New York City historic district in 1973 and expanded in 2012, the district covers roughly 2,500 buildings between Flatbush Avenue and the Prospect Expressway. Most were built between 1880 and 1910 as the upper-middle-class residential expansion northward from the older neighborhoods to the west.
The Slope was farmland until the 1860s, when the opening of Prospect Park drew developers seeking respectable addresses near the park's western edge. Speculative builders erected entire blocks of row houses at once — which is why so many Park Slope streets have remarkable architectural unity. Italianate and Neo-Grec styles dominated the 1870s and 1880s; Romanesque Revival took over in the 1890s, bringing the rusticated brownstone façades and heavy round-arched entries that are now Park Slope's signature look.
Notable streets: 7th Avenue, Prospect Park West, Garfield Place, Lincoln Place, Carroll Street, Berkeley Place.
Park Slope brownstones share a particular weather exposure problem: most are oriented east-west, meaning the front façade gets full afternoon sun (drying out the mortar) while the rear remains damp. The differential creates joint failure at different rates on the two sides. We commonly find one façade needing full repointing while the opposite is still in original condition.
Brick pointing with NHL lime mortar; brownstone façade restoration with hand-cast replacement units; stoop reconstruction (Park Slope stoops are particularly tall, often 10-12 risers); cornice restoration on the Italianate buildings; LPC permit filings for all visible exterior work.
Free on-site assessment. Written estimate within five business days. We know your block.
