Brownstone is formed from grains of sand that have been pressed together over millions of years, and water can easily infiltrate it. A combination of hard freezes and thawing eventually leads to decay ...

Since 1990, Excellent Contracting has specialized in historic preservation projects ranging from residential and commercial properties to landmark apartment buildings. Created By Brownstoner The ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The Department of Buildings is investigating a brownstone facade collapse in Chelsea. Dust could be seen swirling in front of the West 20th Street building after chunks of ...

Architect Bill Peterson re-imagined the iconic New York City brownstone when creating this East Village condo. At first glance it looks like any other building on the block, but its brownstone ...

The New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to Fox News Digital that 74-year-old Dale Singer was shoveling snow at her Brooklyn, New York City brownstone when a piece of the historic building ...

L&I deemed the building imminently dangerous in the wake of the fire, but retained outside engineers to see if the building's brownstone, plaster, and cast-iron façade could be salvaged. NBC10 ...

ALBANY, NY (WRGB)---We have new information on the crumbling facade of a building at 158 Western Ave. in Albany that blocked off streets for hours.Fire officials say around 5 p.m. Wednesday a call ...

Elderly NYC woman struck dead by falling window façade while shoveling snow A large chunk of decorative brick façade fell from the three-story building, killing the elderly woman ...