Restoration at The Dakota.Restoration at The Dakota One of Manhattan's most famous addresses is getting restored. The New York-based architectural firm of Ehrenkrantz, Eckstut & Whitelaw, is currently restoring The Dakota, at 1 West 72nd Street. The restoration work involves the repair of exterior brick and stone masonry, wood window restoration and the restoration of decorative copper, terra cotta cot·ta n. pl. cot·tae or cot·tas A short surplice. [Medieval Latin, of Germanic origin.] and the slate roof, all of which have been ravaged rav·age v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages v.tr. 1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town. 2. by time and severe weather. The work will be completed in phases over a two-year period to avoid inefficient winter work. The elaborate and eclectic building which complements its architecture and the landscape of nearby Central Park, was designed by Henry J. Hardenbergh, also known for the Plaza Hotel. Completed in 1884, the Upper West Side landmark is an elegant combination of German chateaux characteristics and English Victorian detailing balancing gables and dormers with arches, balconies and finials. Originally intended as a "family" hotel, it became one of the city's first luxury apartment houses and home to an assortment of wealthy personages, actors and celebrities. The firm's preservation architects have received numerous awards for their restoration of many historically significant structures in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and across the country. These structures include The Police Building; Central Park's Bethesda Terrace and Fountain; The Chrysler and Woolworth buildings; and the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. ; New York, New York; Temple Rodef Shalom Temple Rodef Shalom (Reform) is the largest Jewish congregation in the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Falls Church. Founded in 1962, it counts a membership of over 1300 households. It is the largest congregation in Virginia. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and the City and County Building in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . The firm's current restoration projects in New York includes the restoration of the Old U.S. Custom House at Bowling Green, which includes the design of an educational and exhibition center |
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