Master masons restoring Stuyvesant Heights's historic façades, stoops, and ironwork since 1995. LPC-approved for Brooklyn historic districts.
Stuyvesant Heights is the heart of historic Bed-Stuy — a 575-building historic district designated in 1996 and extended in 2013. The area's Romanesque Revival row houses, particularly on MacDonough and Decatur Streets, are among the finest in New York City.
Stuyvesant Heights was built almost entirely between 1875 and 1900, primarily by a small group of speculative builders who worked in coordinated styles. The result is unusually consistent block-by-block architectural character. The Romanesque Revival buildings here often feature rusticated brownstone facing with rough quarry-faced stone — a particular look that's hard to replicate.
Notable streets: MacDonough Street, Decatur Street, Bainbridge Street, Chauncey Street, Stuyvesant Avenue.
The rusticated 'rough-face' brownstone here is the hardest type to restore. Unlike smooth-finished brownstone, the rough surface texture has to be hand-carved on each replacement unit. Off-the-shelf cast units don't match. We carve in our shop using rubbings from existing units.
Rusticated brownstone restoration with shop-carved rough-face replacement units; cornice work on the heavily-bracketed Romanesque buildings; cast iron stoop and entry work; window hood replication with carved Byzantine ornament; LPC compliance for the protected district.
Free on-site assessment. Written estimate within five business days. We know your block.
