This small cooperative building in the Noho Historic District came to us with a serious problem.  In the middle of the night a four-foot section of the cast iron watertable fell off the building and landed in the middle of the entry stair.  As part of the repair program, we further examined the existing conditions at the building to determine if any other components were in or near failure mode.  We discovered the biggest issues at the cast iron storefront and at the wood cornice, both of which relied on decades of paint to compensate for severely deteriorated substrates.  After removing all coatings from the street facade, we restored the wood cornice, filling in several smaller areas that were missing original material.  We replaced the delaminating brownstone sills in kind and applied fresh paint to the brick in a historically accurate color.  We worked with an artisan to fabricate replacement sections for the watertable, to create new ornamental florets for those that were missing from the column capitals, and to secure the remaining elements.  Most of the column capitals required extensive, careful repairs that considered both the needs of the historic district and the co-op board’s finances.  In the end, we restored the building to rave reviews while protecting its unique character for years to come.