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Walk-Through and Salvage Before Interior Demolition

Bob and Chris Vila review the spaces and fixtures in the New York Brownstone prior to demolition. In the pink kitchen, 50s cabinets with interior lighting are marked for architectural salvage. The cut-through to the front apartment still has the door and the intercom feature on the wall. They continue to the front of the apartment where a pink-tiled bathroom with an elegant, vintage sink on tapered legs will also be marked for salvage. A series of chopped-up spaces lead to the front room, which has high, iron casement windows and ceilings that are 12 feet or more. Bob and Chris Vila look at the windows that will be removed and replaced once they receive the Landmarks Preservation Commission's approval.

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Preparing for Demolition in a Historic Brownstone Apartment Now Playing

Preparing for Demolition in a Historic Brownstone Apartment

Walk-Through and Salvage Before Interior Demolition Now Playing

Walk-Through and Salvage Before Interior Demolition

A History of New York Brownstone Development and Design Now Playing

A History of New York Brownstone Development and Design

A Visit to Central Park Now Playing

A Visit to Central Park

Salvaging the Sink and Removing Asbestos Tile Now Playing

Salvaging the Sink and Removing Asbestos Tile

Reviewing the Architectural Floor Plans for the Brownstone Remodel Now Playing

Reviewing the Architectural Floor Plans for the Brownstone Remodel

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Walk-Through and Salvage Before Interior Demolition

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" Nature has -- it buried in this room right. These are actually being salvaged these are from the fifties last evidence. And that's got this great light would let -- up inside this must have been something it's very Jackson's dad I'm -- brushed on a coat of paint but haven't you -- I had. Spring is to be stripped down look great really spread it about -- back then these behind me that's nuts that. That's where it's out. This is the other original thought from what was the front apartment itself so you do that you're two apartments program and this would have been a demarcation exactly right back so in the front. We have a small space that could have been there was the kitchen and actually got killed in a conflict -- detail. Working not here it's not continue -- the pink theme. Scott yes and salvageable things in here this think he's actually very of the moment what -- wouldn't you know convince somebody to it. Place a bathroom this elaborate right in front window there right practically on the street. Well. You're right I mean I would definitely salvage that think I'm not sure it. That with a -- in the picture it's it's very high quality stuff the bathtub. The glass doors and obviously that tile has been put down on a four month job that'll be tough to. To strip out there and in this room is very nice we expose the ceiling heights are easily twelve behavior meaning that it really. Great space nice detailing yet and they chopped it up that wall. Okay and the windows we're looking at these from the street yet these casement windows thought -- and in the forties. And eventually we'll be changing these what we need to use it is get landmarks approval."

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