EDR provided tax credit consulting services for the award-winning rehabilitation of a 1909 four-story apartment building into fully furnished student housing following decades of minimal and deferred maintenance. Modern amenities include shared study space, electronic door locks, new kitchens, in-unit laundry, air-source heating and air conditioning, and sprinkler systems.
Key to the project was the conversion of non-code-compliant former porches into bedrooms and the addition of a second bathroom to each apartment. EDR worked closely with the project architect and the New York State Historic Preservation Office to ensure these changes would meet the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit program standards.
When the historic courtyard skylight was found during construction to be too deteriorated to restore, EDR prepared an Amendment to obtain National Park Service approval for a new skylight, bringing daylight back to the building’s monumental entry courtyard.