Services - HQ Preservation

837 Washington Street
Manhattan, New York
Addition
Extending existing properties can ensure the viability of historic resources by adapting them for contemporary use. HQ has advised on several addition projects, carefully balancing clients’ needs with regulatory agency requirements.
Pier 57
Manhattan, New York
Design Consultation
HQ works closely with the project team to understand the architect’s intentions and their connection to the historic narrative of the built fabric. HQ assists in shaping the design interventions and underlying rationale and articulating a consistent, reasoned basis for the proposed design, grounded in preservation theory.
Harlem River Houses
Manhattan, New York
Historic Tax Credit
HQ is the leading historical tax credit consultant in New York. The firm has extensive experience working with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and advising clients on tax credit projects involving complex reuse schemes and the integration of new design elements into an existing historical context.
Battery Maritime Building
Manhattan, New York
Landmarks Preservation Commission Review
Through historical research and the presentation of appropriateness arguments to the LPC, HQ collaborates with clients on projects involving staff-level reviews, the landmarks designation process, and Commission-level public hearings. HQ maintains an open dialogue with the LPC from the early planning stages of a project’s development.
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 127
Brooklyn, New York
National Register Nomination
HQ prepares National Register nominations for individual properties, historic districts and multiple properties. Our expertise in historic research and understanding of the goals of the project help to shape our NR nominations, while our close collaboration with the State Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service help to ensure a smooth and successful listing process.
American Museum of Natural History
Manhattan, New York
New Building
New construction within historic districts or landmarked ensembles requires thoughtful consideration of character-defining features that may be impacted. HQ collaborates with project teams to develop contemporary design strategies informed by a preservation-based framework.
St. Luke’s Hospital
Manhattan, New York
Rehabilitation
HQ specializes in the rehabilitation of historic properties, including complicated adaptive use projects. We start each project by assessing existing historic fabric and its evolution over time and work closely with the project team in exploring the client’s program needs, the architect’s design intentions, and how these can fit into the evolving historic narrative of the built fabric.
Beekman Hotel
Manhattan, New York
Research
HQ starts each project by developing a deep understanding of the existing historic fabric and its evolution over time, using a combination of archival documents and other primary sources. This information is valuable for helping architects understand the hierarchies of significance and the technical aspects of restoration and rehabilitation.