The American Museum of Natural History
The NYC LPC designated the American Museum of Natural History as an individual landmark in 1967. It also lies within the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Norfast provided engineering services related to scaffolding design and a full height decorative scrim. Norfast surveyed and evaluated the lifeline connections used by in-house staff for maintenance at the interior entrance hall and exterior, and provided conditions documentation and concrete design for the south porte-cochere restoration.
Currently Norfast is designing the replacement of the red slate roofs throughout the museum. |
Location: CPW at 79th St, NY, NY
Client: Nicholson & Galloway, Inc. Completion: Ongoing Services: Construction Engineering |
Carnegie Hall
Norfast has engineered and supplied over 1200 replacement terra cotta units, of the 15,571 units on the building. The project also includes anchoring, shoring design, and structural steel shop drawings
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Location: 881 7th Avenue, NY, NY
Client: Carnegie Hall Completion: Ongoing Services: Facade Restoriation, Structural Engineering |
Kykuit - Rockerfeller Estate
Kykuit was built in 1913 and housed four generations of Rockefellers, beginning with John D. Rockefeller. This miraculous estate has since been turned into a museum and has called upon Norfast for their assistance with preserving exterior structures.
In 2013, the Aphrodite trellis was damaged when a tree collapsed in a storm. Norfast designed a new foundation and structure hidden in the original trellis profile. In 2015, Norfast designed repairs to the Adam and Eve trellises. In 2106, Norfast designed repairs to the terrace over the breakfast rooms. Currently, repairs are underway at the vaults under the Oceanus terrace. |
Location: Sleepy Hollow, NY
Client: Rockefeller Brothers Fund Completion: Ongoing Services: Waterproofing, Structural Engineering |
Smallpox Hospital Ruins
Working with Walter B. Melvin Architects, Norfast is providing structural engineering services to support the historic preservation and stabilization of the Smallpox Hospital Ruin on Roosevelt Island. Norfast in providing structural and foundation engineering services to support stabilizing the ruins, with the intent that the structure will be safe, to allow the public access to the inside and outside of the ruin. Since the project is spanning multiple years and contracts, Norfast continues to monitor changes in the conditions and design temporary protection.
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Location: Roosevelt Island, NY, NY
Client: Walter B. Melvin Architects, LLC Completion: Ongoing Services: Structural / Foundation Engineering |
St. Patrick's Cathedral
One of the most iconic structures in New York City, St. Patrick’s Cathedral was erected between 1858 and 1888. Following water damage at the Cardinal’s Residence, Norfast prepared a testing and repair program to determine the cause and provide recommendations on how to prevent such damage from reoccurring.
The program included scoping and water testing all drains, leaders, and piping leading from the exterior to the basement of the Cardinal’s Residence. Norfast designed and specified waterproofing and drains at the areaway below street level to prevent future leaks penetrate at the basement level. |
Location: 14 E 51st St, NY, NY
Client: Archdiocese of New York Completion: 2022 Services: Leak Investigation, Waterproofing |
The Henry Street Settlement
In September of 2018, the Henry Street Settlement opened its doors to a new interactive exhibit at The House on Henry Street. Norfast worked with Li-Saltzman Architects, PC to help prepare the exhibit space for their grand opening. Design included mechanical and electrical engineering.
Norfast continues to work with the Henry Street Settlement on projects at their multiple structures throughout New York City. |
Location: 265 Henry St, NY, NY
Client: Li-Saltzman Architects, PC Completion: 2018 Services: HVAC, Electrical and Fire System Design |
Knockdown Center
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The Knockdown Center has been in use for over 100 years, first as a glass factory for Gleason-Tiebout, and later as a door factory for Manhattan Door. It currently serves as a multi-use facility featuring gallery and concert space for cultural events and exhibitions.
Norfast has assisted Knockdown with multiple projects, including structural and foundation work to remove a 50 foot bearing wall to create the concert space, design of a new air conditioning system, and structural repairs for historic masonry. |
Location: 51-19 Flushing Ave, Maspeth, NY
Client: Knockdown Center Completion: 2018 Services: Structural Repairs, HVAC, Roof Surveys |
US Post Office and Courthouse
Norfast provided engineering for the building's replacement terra cotta and provided structural analysis, engineering and shop drawings for dormer repairs, storage bulkheads, skylights, and a temporary rooftop structure.
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Location: 225 Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn, NY
Client: Nicholson & Galloway, Inc. Completion: 2013 Services: Skylight and Terra Cotta Engineering, Structural Repair, Construction Engineering |
Strand Theatre
Norfast provided design documents for terra cotta and brick repairs for the historic Strand Theatre in Brooklyn. This project included multiple repair techniques to maximize the limited budget.
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Location: 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Client: Nicholson & Galloway, Inc. Completion: 2013 Services: Facade Restoration |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The NYC LPC designated the museum as an individual landmark in 1967. Norfast provided shoring design and shop drawings for the restoration of the concrete steps, including a radiant heat system for snow melt.
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Location: 1000 Fifth Ave, NY, NY
Client: Nicholson & Galloway, Inc. Completion: 2011 Services: Construction Engineering |
Stephen Sondheim Theatre
The NYC LPC designated this historic theatre, formerly known as the Henry Miller Theatre, as an individual landmark in 1987. The Roundabout Theatre Company hired Norfast to provide electrical service and distribution review for the building. Nicholson & Galloway, Inc. hired Norfast to provide engineering calculations and design the support structure for the new marquee.
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Location: 124 West 43rd St, NY, NY
Client: Roundabout Theatre Company, Nicholson & Galloway, Inc. Completion: 2009 Services: Marquee Engineering |
Battery Maritime Building
The Battery Maritime Building, designated by the NYC LPC as an individual landmark in 1967, underwent a restoration that included the interior arched moldings at slips 5, 6 and 7. Norfast was hired to perform a historical survey of the sheet metal arches and to design the structural connections for the installation of the replacement fiberglass panels.
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Location: 10 South St, NY, NY
Client: Nicholson & Galloway, Inc., Seal Reinforced Fiberglass, Inc. Completion: 2005 Services: Historic and GFRP Engineering, Documentation |