A semi-detached, 1919 neo-Federal brick house on Prospect Park West gets a desperately needed renovation. Take a look inside
Photo: Jason Schmidt If you’re contemplating a renovation of a historic treasure, then you better be ready to submit your plans to multiple watchdog agencies. Or as architect Jeff Sherman, who renovated this four-story Prospect Park West house, puts it: “It required the approval of a gauntlet of governing agencies: the DOB, the DOT, the LPC, the Community Board, the Parks Department, and the Trust for Architectural Easements.
From left: A view of the backyard prior to renovation. The roof was filled with A/C equipment, a far cry from the oasis of alfresco living it would become. Photo: Courtesy of Delson Or Sherman Architects. From left: A view of the backyard prior to renovation. The roof was filled with A/C equipment, a far cry from the oasis of alfresco living it would be... more From left: A view of the backyard prior to renovation.
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