Façade restoration revealed on Middagh Street
Architectural Transformation Achieved with Approval of NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
This week, shrouds of scaffolding are falling away from one of the oldest homes in Brooklyn to reveal a stunning restoration unlike most achieved in the city’s famously preserved landmark districts.
The new façade on 31 Middagh St. — a wood-framed, clapboard-fronted townhouse in the oldest corner of Brooklyn Heights — is the result of five months of meticulous work, designed and led by architect James Koster.
The restoration illustrates that it is possible for homeowners to achieve significant architectural changes, even in areas under the careful watch of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, which approved the restoration in a late 2013 public hearing.