An appreciation for historic architecture has led us toward opportunities to renovate important structures with sensitivity and accuracy.
As a result of more than four decades of experience, we’ve learned that each project presents it’s a unique set of challenges. With this in mind, we advance carefully through the preservation project to ensure the existing structure is honored and protected while maintaining structural integrity and its contextual value in the surrounding built fabric.
Our process is multifaceted and begins with comprehensive research to evaluate the original design and current conditions, followed by planning and design to ensure the building will be preserved and celebrated well into the future. We strive to balance appropriate design with technological innovation that will integrate into the building collectively.
At the beginning of a historic preservation project, our team analyzes aspects such as the project’s relationship to history, physical condition, proposed use, code requirements and economic feasibility. Using all of these parameters as a guide, the project evolves into a compelling conduit for community stakeholders and visitors to memorialize history through architecture.
Project | Client | Date Completed |
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198 Emslie | Rugo Holdings | 2025 |
Welch’s Building | Savarino Companies | 2026 |
West Side Bazaar | Westminster Economic Development Initiative (WEDI) | 2023 |
Aqueduct District Redevelopment / Campus | ||
Buffalo Central Terminal | Central Terminal Restoration Corporation | |
Halo Lofts | Empire Living LLC | 2006 |
Mentholatum | Ciminelli Real Estate Corp. | 2018 |
The Cooperage | Ellicott Development | 2018 |
The Sinclair | Ciminelli Real Estate Corp. | 2016 |
Trinity Hall | Hobart & William Smith Colleges | 2004 |
Charlotte High School | Rochester City School District | 2013 |
Graycliff | Graycliff Conservancy | |
Admissions Building | Hobart & William Smith Colleges | 2006 |
Kamman Building | CJS Architects | 2011 |
Kilbourn Hall Restoration | University of Rochester | 2012 |
Five Hundred Seneca | Savarino Companies | 2015 |
Southworks District | L Enterprises, LLC | |
National Women's Hall of Fame | National Women's Hall of Fame | 2018 |
Eastman Theatre Shell & Stage Renovation | Eastman School of Music | 2004 |