Items tagged #Facade

637–661 41st Street
Sun Garden Homes
Sunset Park

“If we could do it, anyone could”

A Q&A with two coop­er­a­tors from one of New York City’s orig­inal self-managed Finnish co-ops, who coor­di­nated efforts to tune up their ancient boiler and patch up leaks in the walls

201 East 79th Street
Upper East Side

A facelift into an energy efficient future

An Upper East Side co-op replaces white-brick façade with porce­lain tile, fixing leaks and improving insulation

Out of the china cabinet and onto the façade

Cutting-edge porce­lain tiles offer dura­bility and low main­te­nance for Manhattan co-op