90 West Street restoration earns FMD National Trust recognition.Facade Maintenance Design (FMD FMD - Facilities Management Design, Ltd. (UK) FMD - Facilities Management Division FMD - Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy FMD - Farm Management Deposits (Australia) FMD - Fault Manager Diagnostic FMD - Ferry Movement Directive FMD - Fibromuscular Dysplasia (arterial disease) FMD - Field Monitoring Device (electronic home arrest equipment) FMD - Financial Management Division FMD - Fleet Maintenance Data FMD - Florida Mainstream Democrats), a New York City-based architectural and engineering firm that specializes in exterior rehabilitation and restoration, received a National Trust National Trust, British association to preserve for the nation places of natural beauty or buildings of architectural or historic interest in the British Isles; founded 1894, chartered 1895. By act of Parliament (1907) the Trust was empowered to acquire land inalienably and to be exempt from duties on property given or willed. In 1934 the Trust received special powers to protect by covenant privately owned property. for Historic Preservation 2006 Honor Award for the restoration of the landmark 90 West Street building in New York City. The award was presented at a ceremony held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The announcement was made by FMD president Richard W. Lefever and vice president Mark Anderson. The Gothic landmark at 90 West Street, formerly known as the Coal & Iron Building, was designed by Cass Gilbert and completed in 1907. The 24-story building's exterior facade sustained serious damage on September 11, 2001 from falling debris upon the collapse of the World Trade Center. "The restoration of this building is a powerful symbol for the recovery of Lower Manhattan--the resurrection of its special historic places, and the potential for new life in this devastated area," said Wendy Nicholas, director, NTHP NTHP - National Trust for Historic Preservation NTHP - Network Technologies and High Performance Protocols. |
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