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208 Mill Street: An Historical renovation
Lisa Ilene Studint
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ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
A Thesis Submitted to the
The College
In
of
Imaging
Arts
Faculty of
and
Sciences
Candidacy for the Degree
of
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
208 Mill Street: An Historical Renovation
by
Lisa Ilene Studint
May 5,
1996
approvals
Adviser: Nancy Chwiecko
Associate Adviser: Jack Slutzky
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I '
Associate Adviser: Toby Thompson
Department Chairman: Toby Thompson
Date:
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T, Lisa Ilene Studint, prefer to be contacted each time a
request for production is made. I can be reached at the
foUowing address:
Lisa Ilene Studint
800 Madison Place
Jericho, NY 11753
Date: May 5, 1996
table
of contents
preface
dedication
forward
introduction,
6
proposal
7
research
history.
development
process.
design
implementation
presentation
site photos
.15
first floor
.
20
.30
plan
second
floor
plan.
.34
second
floor
lighting plan.
.35
third floor plan_
fourth floor
fifth floor
building
gallery
plan_
plan__
section
.39
perspective___
residence perspectives.
appendix
.38
41
acknowledgments.
.43
references
.44
property listing.
.45
pro
forma
zoning map
realtor's
listing.
.50
dedication
to my parents, Richard
and
Sheila
-
thank you
for
everything.
introduction
introduction
This
from
project explores
bi-level
studio to
apartments.
the High Falls / Brown's
To
converting 208 Mill Street into
Race,
then
What led to the choosing
(the
answer
building is proposed as an art gallery.
of the
it is necessary to
becomes requisite to
the foundations on
understand
three
What is interior
questions:
project?; and, What is the
of this
general
which
it
design?;
idea behind this
project
proposal)?
The term interior design
interior
space
that
is
an environment.
can refer
at the same time
An interior designer is
popular
field that leads
to creating a custom
comfortable, functional
and
aesthetically pleasing.
interpret both tastes
and
needs, resulting in
someone who can
"In the
to any
mind, Interior Design is thought to deal mainly
designing furniture and other furnishings... that part is not unimportant,
first
ranging
keeping with the cultural and historical attributes of
the main level
fully understand this project,
is based. It
In
various residences
(Interior Design in the 20th
priority."
limited to,
project
space
planners,
focuses mainly
on
Century)
decorators, lighting
This field
can
but it is
such
with
not
the
include, but is not
coordinators and acoustical engineers.
the planning of functional space as outlined
in the
This
project
program.
Four
various
years as an undergraduate architecture major at
design
and growth.
Nevertheless,
residential
seemed
thesis
projects.
Graduate
These
ranged
significantly, allowing for
school provided
after years of design
Rice
similar,
albeit more
in
education, I felt one area
design. As the thesis is the final
project
University furnished
much experimentation
depth,
was
done before
left
experiences.
unstudied
leaving an institution, it
the ideal instrument for the study of residential planning. This concept
proposal.
...
led to my
proposal
The buildings have become
Many urban areas have been neglected.
the centres have
lost
their sense of community and
the impact of renovation and adaptive reuse on
conversion of a single use structure
Many older buildings exude
this
reason
of the
I intend to find
existing
into
charm and
For my thesis I
urban revitalization.
a multiple use
have histories
a suitable urban
structure as possible.
character.
facility,
relevant
building to
worn and
This
merging
to their
will
outdated;
will explore
include the
old and new.
environment.
house this project, utilizing
For
as much
history
history
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In 1803
Colonel Nathaniel Rochester,
Fitzhugh, purchased
to
100
acres of land adjacent
to the Genesee
River; their intention was
acres of
mill
in the area,
Harford
land, including Upper Falls,
yet was
wanted
Harford's
to Charles Harford. Harford
discouraged by lack
transport around the
to sell his
While traveling
near
The
same
year, fifteen
purchasing the land from the Seneca Indians, businessman Oliver Phelps
200
region and
\m
together with Charles Carroll and William
develop an industrial city, Rochesterville, powered by the fells.
years after
.
on
falls
of
business;
was expensive.
there were
Seven years
built
few
after
a
home
settlers
sold
and
in the
acquiring the
land,
land.
the
Genesee River
by canoe, Francis Brown was forced ashore,
land, by storms. Upon returning to Rome,
still
impressed by the
power of
history
the
fells, Francis convinced his brother Matthew to join him in purchasing Harford's mill
site
for $3000. The brothers
McKay. The four
men
industry. Undaunted
laid
were joined
to
population of the area
(500,000 barrels
wheat
milling
midwest.
buildings
an
progressed
had
greatest
grown
increased
The last flour
still exist
attract
attracted
many
from a neighborhood
milled at
center
in the world, achieving
annually
settlers
and shipped west
including millers and
of small residences and
However, it was
Brown's Race
around
this time that
in 1927. Today, many of the
was
to the
original
capacity.
The
source of
High Falls
(6),
the mill industry's power was
or
called.
A 96 foot
formed
about
glacier
water
Upper Falls
as
it was
once
drop, High Falls was
10,000
years ago when a
diverted the Genesee River from its
original
course;
with no where
formed the
Located
tour
1,000.
use of electricity versus waterpower caused migration
in a modified
map from high Ms district walking
near
flour milling
entirely industrial area by 1880.
and
to
of flour were produced
Reputation and location
toolmakers. The area had
businesses to
built the raceway to
develop the region. By the time Rochesterville annexed
In 1834 Rochester became the
by the Erie Canal).
by Thomas Mumford and John
by slow progress before the War of 1812, Rochester, the Browns,
Frankfort in 1817, the
City"
venture
out the town of Frankfort and
and their associates continued
the title "Flour
in the
Falls has
gorge we see today.
about one mile
a
to go the
67 foot drop.
downstream, Lower
history
The Kodak Office Tower
started
in 1 882
Company. A
added
as a
four story
sixteen
in 1930.
(1) is located in what was originally Frankfort.
"The
Tower"
building originally housing Eastman's Dry Plate and Film
story tower
Today there have
was
built in 1914
been
additional
with
floors,
three
buildings
and
a roof and a cupola
facility sites
added to the
complex.
The Phoenix Mill
Building (4)
brothers improved
on
was
the mill but it
Dewey Furniture located on Main
Michel into
a machine
Mirguet for his fur
functioned
can see
partial
The
as
storage and
Rochester's
renamed
sister
which was closed
Beebee Station
RG&E's
to traffic
by Frederick
in the 1920s
which operated until
by Thomas Joyce
and
power.
by
storage
by J.
C.
1972. It last
Ruth Streb. One
Piatt Street Bridge (5).
was created
commemorated
in 1982 from the
original
for
Piatt Street Bridge
in 1968.
(7) is used today by the Rochester Gas and Electric Company. One
uses gas and oil
hydroelectric
was purchased
de Rennes Pedestrian Bridge,
France,
parent companies
currently
started
construction of the
the Pont
city in
Tavern,
was converted
built
building on its exterior marked by various renovations and
of this
demolition for the
bridge,
taxidermy business
the Lost and Found
the life cycle
building
replacement was
building was used for
Street. In 1872 it
shop for lathes. The
The Brown
original mill.
burned down in 1 8 1 8. A
After the Civil War the
immediately and remains today.
I. H.
the site of the Harford's
had
to
a steam and
produce
hydraulic
electricity,
plant
however;
here in 1892. The
RG&E
still uses
of
station
"the
Race"
for
history
KKcdUKawa
The Genesee
with a
Brewing Company (8),
workers and
1878, has been in continuous operation
(9) was commissioned in 1815 by the Brown brothers.
$3,872 to
raceway diverted
covered
restoration
The Center
known
water
in
temporary exception during prohibition
Brown's Race
Once
established
construct.
water
from 500 feet
as the
for fire
High Falls
original site
long,
is
Race"
marked
(10) was built in
30 foot
wide and
were uncovered
Its
continue
g
to
mark
There is
area.
by concrete planks along the road.
purpose was
those originally served
not much
left
of the
White topped fire
Triphammer Building
and
Here
a
(12) built
Tool Factory.
some wall remnants and a
abandoned water wheel.
also
by the Holly System.
in 1 816 for the William Cobb Scythe
Today one can see
Works,
to provide high pressure
fighting and hydraulic elevators in the downtown area.
hydrants in Rochester
deep
during the area's
1 873 for the Rochester Water
Holly System's Pump House.
5 1/2 foot
Falls to the buildings in the
south of High
by wooden planks, parts of "the
in 1992. The
at
The 1,221 foot
It took 1,500
long
large hammer
was raised
by hydraulic pressure and dropped to forge wrought-iron
tools. Lewis Seyle purchased the
the Seyle Fire Engine
Factory; to his embarrassment the
building burned down... twice.
1860, producing
the water wheel c. 1 840
added
75 feet
building to use as part of
Junius Judson took over in
steam governors and
onto the
back
of the
triphammers. Judson
building toward the
history
gorge.
The Triphammer
in 1905 to its
current
Building became the home for the
location on University Avenue. Lastly the
bag factory before it was vacated,
The Gorsline
Building (14) is the
the Steam Gauge and Lantern
in 1888,
killing 34 people.
manufacturing
plant.
Gleason Works
This
and
eventually destroyed
closest
building housed
by fire in
a plastic
1977.
building to High Falls. Originally a sawmill, then
Company in the 1850s, the two
Rebuilt
which moved
as a seven
story
building burned
story brick structure, it
building was purchased in the
1980s
was used as a shoe
by New York architect
John Klausz. Plans for its
conversion to an apartment complex were never realized.
Recently purchased by the
city
demolished to
The Caldwell
Rochester,
the Gorsline
Building
Building (17)
served as the power
1 890s. Later it
Street
house for the New York
served as a garage
east as
(13),
one of the
currently known
as the
first factories in the Brown's Race
Parazin
Building,
Schenectady. Purchased in 1844, the
Company responsible for the
was
originally
The lower floors
a
area.
208 Mill
2 1/2 story
engines
for
structure
cities as
far
building became the James H. Kelly Lantern
invention of Thomas Snook's locomotive headlight. In 1 868
building was purchased by Junius Judson who
were utilized
and
Railway
for Rochester Transit Corporation
designed to house the Seyle Fire Engine Factory, providing fire
shaft.
be partially
1963.
In 1826 Lewis Seyle built
the
will
erect an amphitheater on the site.
Company in the
until
of
down
remained
added additional stories and an elevator
dedicated to the lantern company
by Judson for his pin works company, then in
Pattern Works. Judson took
over
the entire
while
the upper
1910 his Rochester
floors
Last, Die
building when Kelly Lampworks moved
history
to Buffalo. In 1918 the
building was transformed into
The
by Wallace Krapf in
site was purchased
Equipment
Company resulting in the
to its current owners,
project.
WXXI,
who
1977
site's current
graciously
the Judson Power Corporation.
introducing the Parazin Office
distinction. Krapf donated the
allowed
the
use of this
building
building
for this
design
process
design
process
The Brown's Race area,
The city
reborn.
deal
the
of time and
of
Rochester,
Falls
along
with
landmark
history no
and
restoring the High Falls
longer permissible, the
in 1990. Apart from the historical
status
interest due to its location peculiarities;
attracts
waterfall of this magnitude
to move into
industrial one, is
individual contributors, has invested
money renovating, revitalizing,
destruction of Rochester's
achieved
once a residential site as well as an
running through it. New
With
original site of Frankfort
city in this
businesses,
long abandoned buildings while businesses,
a good
area.
significance of the
no other
being
such as
nation
and new
Kodak,
area, High
has
people,
remain
a
continue
in
operation.
The
added to
consideration of a shortage of apartment space
the preservationist movement and the
nonresidential
to
buildings into
plan residences at
attributes of the
reason
area,
plans of the
include the
given
the
permission
Parazin
overall
the
New York State
staircases.
include
With this in mind, it
has
makes sense
commercial and recreational
a modicum of public
proposed as an apartment complex with
from WXXI to
Building were
space; for this
the main level
accommodate
building codes,
the
208 Mill Street for this project,
running down the
diagram of the space, but it did
window placement and
Proposed
utilize
obtained; unfortunately, these
row of unevenly placed columns
not affect
difficult
Keeping with the
should
the country
an art gallery.
After gaining
did
here
208 Mill Street has been
dedicated to
floor
a project
cities around
encouraged transformation of old
new apartment complexes.
Brown's Race.
in
make
plans
center of the
did
not
building. This
the final planning more
the location of the columns.
Adhering to the
there were few choices for the location of the two
excavation of the east side of the
required egress
site, currently
from the stairwells; this
a
parking
area would remain
lot,
the
would
design
process
building's parking lot. To
gallery
entrance was
visitors'
garage
-
for the apartments,
maintain a sense of privacy
needed; the ideal
the original
place was
located
across
a separate
from the Brown's Race
loading bay for the building's main level.
Bubble Diagram
trash
208 Mill Street is
plays a
on
graced with
big part in designing
the exhibit,
it may not be
many large
any space; it is
as welcome
in
windows at all exposures.
highly desirable in apartments yet, depending
a
gallery
New York)
County Museum of Fine Arts (Roslyn,
how pieces
relate
actual space.
to each other,
The best
solution
setting.
explained
we must contend with
is
space."
movable
Natural light
The
curator of the
Nassau
"Although it is important
the intended
display versus the
design
process
The Nassau
County Museum exists in a historical residence dating from the late
Similar to Brown's Race, the building
nineteenth century.
the interior can be
demolished. Due to the
nature and
museum maintains
the original architecture
of the
exterior can not
craftsmanship
of the
be altered,
building,
yet
the
building which creates difficulty is
installing exhibits in areas including corridors (figure 1) and rooms with windows.
partitions provide additional exhibit space as well as preserve the
house's
The
well crafted
interior (figure 2).
Similarly,
Arts
as
many
galleries and museums
do, the Long Island Museum of Fine
(Hempstead, New York) uses a partition system for its exhibits (figure 3). Likewise,
the gallery
utilizes a varied system of fluorescent and
incandescent track lighting.
According to Anthony Pollera, chairman of the Hempstead gallery, light fixtures should be
simple and
important
kept to
a minimum.
and should not
specialists or alldw
Areas
above the normal realm of vision
become distracting. Most
the artists to arrange the
exhibit spaces either
lighting themselves.
I
figure 1
figure 2
details
figure 3
are
employ
less
lighting
design
process
Apartment layouts vary
many complexes,
as much as the people who
certain attributes seemed more popular and
included doorman security, indoor parking,
laundry rooms.
and
restrictions;
also
Not
every
apartments proposed
related spaces
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had
all of these
person
eat-in
benefits
has his
or
her
proximity, the
DINING ROOM
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wood
own preferences.
for 208 Mill Street have
close
kitchens,
desirable than others. These
are available at all
KITCHEN
floors, large windows
locations due to
space
Keeping this in mind,
distinctive designs. To
varied and
following
adjacency
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the
assure
studies were completed:
BEDROOM
BATHROOM
1
=
adjacent
2
=
near
4
=
far
5
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no contact
one
live in them. After visiting
3
=
medium
distance
bedroom:
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FIFTH FLOOR PL**
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implementation
First Floor Plan:
This floor is mainly
entrance, their
guard's
floor. It
provides the
desk is located
director's
The gallery is located
this floor. The gallery
on
on
residents'
main
The security
mailboxes and their storage areas.
storage and the
Second Floor Plan:
a service
uses
this floor for
office.
this
floor. It has
a separate entrance
from
the residences.
Third Floor Plan:
Five
residences are
located
this
on
the rest are one bedroom. Each
Fourth Floor Plan:
This story has the lower floor
spaces contain the
Fifth Floor Plan:
Aside from
residences
on
quarters such as
varies
of four
in
a studio
size and
bi-level
apartment;
layout.
residences.
These
living and dining areas of the apartments.
a studio
is
level. One is
apartment, the
upper
floor
of the
bi-level
this story. These spaces are the private
bedrooms
and
bathrooms.
living
implementation
-
first floor
Entering this building from the
at a
residents and visitors would
south,
centrally located twenty-four hour security desk
would claim mail and
check
in,
receive
information
from this location
While the
packages,
are
only
level
storage units.
building
The gallery
A
storage area
is
The
exterior
transferred to and
trash
bins
are
from the
located in
To the
This
doors
accessible
both desk
is
space
To this end,
building is public
and
iron,
an effort
maintain
next
the
be
a
to the elevator, is
to the
for the gallery
vary
with
be easily delivered
removed
gallery
elevator
floors.
upper
and
kitchenette /
as
wet
the gallery
and
the apartment
the east
As this
in the
building
is
loading doors;
through the
storage area.
and a
bar is
seating
area
office.
for
As
provided.
meetings
part of this
floor,
public
elevator
main areas of the
in the form
area
as well as
removed,
utilizes part of this
to the left of the
as
entry
the storage needs of the
history of the Brown's Race,
used
public spaces of the
(the former freight
provides access
for individual work,
inasmuch
wood and sandstone will
featured in the
two,
to
west stairwell provides
hallway leading to the gallery director's
a
phones and restrooms are also situated
In
to
Trash, too, is
with artists and clients.
space,
The
direct
stairwell provides
by the doorway adjacent to
will
would
Immediately accessible
loading doors on the west facade.
a small room within the
west of the elevator
office provides
codes)
Visitors
residents
leading to the gallery and apartments.
passenger elevator
allow artwork
gallery.
floors.
inside, the west
the layout of the space
basically a warehouse,
upper
combined use of space
stairwell as well as through oversized
gallery.
the
themselves
lobby area. Here,
within a
or receive visitors.
and the roof.
standards and
Unique to this floor is the
complex.
from
accessible
residents'
to current
modified
/
the west and east stairwells
stairwells are
to the
and
and gain access to
egress to the exterior at ground
well
for taxis
call
find
of two
representative of a waterfall.
materials such as
building. Water
fountains;
brick,
will
be
the larger of the
implementation
An
reserved
for information and
also situated
The layout
dimensional
partitions.
"It is
art,"
have in
in
a
loading bay,
The
essential to see
(styles,
common
(Making
permanent structures
walls provide
and
bisect the
housing
located between the two
space
for
stairwells.
of
lighting
recessed
lighting
or removal of an
reserved
for
areas can
lighting
is
have been
is for
project
a two-
gallery
] is not the individual
in the
sharpest
way
both what they
clashes
partitions allow
for
in their
variations
in
The
result of the original structural placement).
wiring
in which
and
plumbing
receptions can
area can also
be
requirements.
be
used
Aside from
held; this is the
space
for larger three-
and
secondary
lamps
can
gallery for primary
use
during the exhibitions.
reception
during the
The
area,
than spot lighting. While the tracks
vary in
space:
lighting and incandescent track lighting.
the entrance vestibule and the
atmospheric rather
the
use
effectiveness and appreciation of artwork.
in the thesis drawings for this gallery
cove
planned throughout the
exhibit,
fixed,
suggested
lighting, fluorescent
areas such as
have
are
Triphammer Water Wheel.
current exhibition and media.
(a direct
This
the east
works.
incandescent
Recessed
[ the
Movable
8)
by the
electrical
an area
p.
Flexibility in lighting is necessary for the
Three types
of
and what
Effacing Art,
on
comprised of fixed walls and movable
'subject'
that the
schools, periods)
space, the gallery has
dimensional
is
The
area near this entrance
first floor. French doors
in the thesis drawings for this
exhibit space
An
gallery.
stairwell or the elevator provide
open to a view of the
the layout of the gallery as necessitated
exhibit
loading bays.
Either interior
sales.
direct ingress to the
Philip Fisher wrote, "but the relations between works of art,
juxtaposition."
These
provides
and the office on the
presented
art show.
work of
Street
situated within one of the original
between the gallery
passage
facade,
floor
exterior stairwell off Main
entranceway is
is
second
-
placement and number
for
cove
as
installation
lighting is
the non-exhibit
for the
exhibit
each exhibit.
implementation
the apartments
-
Three types
studio
apartments;
design is
lodgings
of
and
for this
project:
bi-level, two-bedroom apartments.
deciding how a space will be used.
to maintain the historical
the
are proposed
one-bedroom
Inherent to the
The fundamental
goal of this
apartments;
problem of
thesis project is
integrity of 208 Mill Street and Brown's Race while providing for
residents'
privacy
comfortable
placement
within an apartment
living environments.
in the
residence plans.
The
complex, twenty-first century
existence of former
As the landmark
windows,
angles created
by the
provides a
one-bedroom
design features
dwellings,
Common to these
the third floor.
of airiness
combination of structural
application produce unique
Four
quality
comfortable
are
located
kitchen
on
and
to the
living rooms.
Aside from wasting
central
halls. The layouts
valuable space
shown
in the
halls
this would
presentation
Incorporating the
spaces while
providing
room
arrangements.
Evident in the
residence.
code
apartment would necessitate
living rooms allows for an airy quality of the
each apartment.
laundry room,
project allocate the maximum space to each zone.
seating
building
living room and placement of the bedroom toward the rear of the
to sound transfer from the
halls into the
the abundance
apartments are: central placement of the
Situating the bedrooms in the front of the
drawings for this
and current
as well as a common
dwelling.
contribute
with
and environments.
entry into the
entries
This, along
closing the
throughout the apartments. The
features
bathroom,
connecting the
loading bays dictated wall
status of the area prevented
walls, the bays became ideal locations for French doors.
and size of the
conveniences and
The
presentation
drawings, however, is the different
most obvious
difference is in the
configuration of
exposure of and view
from each
for
implementation
The
-
the apartments
existence of a
than the others on this
The bathroom in this
The dual
privacy.
In
pantry
floor,
with
apartment
is
the only
kitchen permits
access
apartment two a
comfortable traffic
half-wall opens the
privacy the door to this
be larger
walk-in closet of the one-bedroom residences.
situated off a small corridor
contributes additional storage
provide
from,
loading bay causes the bedroom in apartment one to
space
to the
a valuable
space,
residence was placed
providing
a greater sense of
flow through the
apartment.
dining and living rooms.
commodity in any
obliquely to,
not
The
To
apartment.
directly across
the door to the stairwell.
An
alcove serves to separate the main
of apartment
four. The
view
from the French doors in the bedroom includes the Genesee
River Gorge. The kitchen in this
Similar to
residences.
living areas from the bathroom and bedroom
apartment
apartment
two,
a
is the
half-wall
smallest
among the
opens the
kitchen
one-bedroom
space
into the
dining
room.
The
apartment
floor;
for
a
following
five: it has
and, the
seating
features
a
ten.
with a
door; the kitchen has a tile
bedroom
creates an
ideal
space
nook.
similar
should
east stairwell
kitchen
obtuse angle of the northwest corner of the
and ten are studio
in that the sleeping
elevator and a change
It
(among the one-bedroom residences) to
enclosed
completely
Apartments three
They are
are unique
be
does
in
that
apartment
not continue
fifth
division
ten
to the fifth
Singularly accessible from the
more
distinct
areas of both residences are
flooring marks the
noted
dwellings
is
of the
much
floor,
that space is
floor, both the
design.
located away from the
kitchens
larger than
than alike in
and
living areas.
apartment three.
incorporated into
elevator and
the
As the
apartment
west stairwell
implementation
provide
direct
-
the apartments
access
into the
appropriate security.
A half-wall
area while
natural southern
permitting
Apartment three is
living room.
The
counter provides
through a
dining
provided with a noise
The fourth
unique
living
main
and
residences'
upper
and
each with a private stair
the
foyers. The
column and
with
the
private stairs.
situating them toward the
kitchen has
the spaces
a pass
northern
has
no specific
Seating
at
elevator on the third
bedroom
or
the kitchen
entered
this residence is
floor,
by the bathroom and dressing area.
an upper
nature of this
bi-level,
two -bedroom residences. The
areas of the apartments
living areas for apartments
main
apartments
level. The
upper
six,
have high ceiling entry
levels have
areas which
building is such that an exposed beam is visible
an almost
Maximum
As
with
dictatorial
space and
light
the
building's
stairwells,
in the
proposal of the
for the
living areas by
presence
are provided
main
in
outside walls of the apartments.
main
living room,
apartment six contains an enclosed
kitchen leads to the half-bathroom
through,
with natural
both purposes.
exception of apartment six.
apartments'
service corridor off the
ten apartments. It
fourth floor. All four
to
have
living room and bedroom
through the window. A
level) houses the more private
beam placement had
Aside from the
all
egress would
dining area.
full bathrooms. The
foyers,
entryway,
to the
fifth floor house the four
eight and nine are on the
each
enter
/
bathroom, located behind the kitchen, is
created
seven,
the
The
Closest to the
buffer
including the bedrooms
overlook
light to
among
means of ingress
divider between the
space must serve
space.
dressing area.
fifth floor (the
serves as a
furnishes natural light
exposure window
The two
apartment.
and a pantry.
den. A
The dual
access
directly opposite a window in the dining room which provides
light. Rather
than close
off a window
in the
second
bedroom,
the
implementation
-
the apartments
closet was placed
in
an alcove.
Windows
are
incorporated into
the master bedroom
closets of this apartment and apartment seven.
Apartment
functions
of the
seven
spacious
corner and a
desk
in the
living room is divided into
space planned near the
existence of a
The dual
angle
access
have
master
a
the
apartment
cozy reading
bedroom is
quite
steady traffic flow. The
living room environment; the gently
larger than it is. Rather than eUminating
closets are set
obtuse
into alcoves; thus, this
master
windows
bedroom does
a walk-in closet.
residence
is the
permits good
effect of the
traffic
flow through the
through the French
The full bathroom on the
hall. The
foyer invites
protrusion of the stairs
are offered
watercloset
proposed as a guest
second
has its
building with a window.
closets.
seating area,
eight permits
northeast corner creates a pleasant
The widening
Gorge
a main
French doors. The
kitchen in apartment
from the room, the bedroom
not
separates
loading bay.
space makes the room seem
widening
island
use of an
dining room and kitchen while maintaining the openness of the
design. The
large due to the
is the largest in the building. The
bedroom /
into
entrance
apartment.
accessible
door to
hall. The dual
Unique to this
access
of the
kitchen
Genesee River
living room and master bedroom.
only through the
ensure privacy.
purposes of this project
office.
apartment nine.
Wonderful views
doors in both the
level is
own
For the
into the
people
bedrooms,
not the
This is the only bathroom in the
the second
Both bedrooms in this
bedroom has been
dwelling have walk-in
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appendix
acknowledgments
For their
continued
guidance,
patience and contributions
my efforts, I respectfully thank the
Nancy Chwiecko
Jack
Slutzky
Toby Thompson
Charles F. Lewis
My fellow
students
Bill Price
Ed Coleman
following
people:
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History, Harper
and
Brown's Race Properties (as
-Bill
1.
1992)
Address/Owner
Assessed Value
194 Mill Street
$126,000
Property Use
Manufacturing and
Processing
$ 90,000
Parking Lot
$ 17,100
Parking Lot
Lafler
2.
Price,
of
Rochester Architect
Engraving
198 Mill Street
Comida/Concorde Gr.
c/o
3.
Neil Tucker
206 Mill Street
WXXI
4.
208 Mill Street
$ 96,000
5.
222-230 Mill Street
$127,800
Parry Machine
6.
234 Mill Street
$160,000
250 Mill Street
Manufacturing and
Processing
Office
Building
and
Residence
Christina Parrett
7.
Storage, Warehouse,
Distribution Facilities
WXXI
$ 35,000
Parking Lot
$480,000
Office
$380,000
Manufacturing and
Processing
$355,000
Manufacturing
Processing
$285,000
Retail, Residential,
Office Building
Mill Association
8.
252 Mill Street
Building
Mill Association
9.
12-18 Commercial Street
S. Klausz
10.
60 Commercial Street
Eastman Kodak
11.
108-1 12 Commercial Street
Eastman Kodak
and
PRO FORMA
-
Bill Price 1992
PARAZIN BUILDING
208 MILL STREET
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Projected Revenues Scenario #1
Basement Retail (4500 sq. ft) @ $10.00
1st Floor Restaurant (4200
2nd Floor
sq.
$10.00
ft) @
ft) @ $12.00
sq.
ft
sq.
ft.
office (4300 sq.
sq. ft
3rd Floor Residential (5 units) @$800.00 month_
4th Floor Residential (5 units) @$800.00 month_
.$48,00
$48,000
$234,600
Vacancies
and
$19,000
Collections 8%.
Total Projected Revenues
$18,000/mth
Projected Revenues Scenario #2
Basement Retail (4500
ft) @ $10.00 sq. ft
sq. ft) @ $10.00 sq. ft.
2nd Floor Office (4300 sq. ft) @ $12.00 sq. ft
3rd Floor Office (4300 sq. ft) @ $12.00 sq. ft
4th Floor Office (4300 sq. ft) @ $12.00 sq. ft
sq.
1st Floor Restaurant (4500
.$51,60
1,600
_$5
$51,600
$244,800
Vacancies
and
$19,600
Collections 8%.
Total Projected Revenues
.$225,2
$18,766/mth
Projected Revenues Scenario #3
ft) @ $10.00 sq. ft.
1st Floor Retail (4500 sq. ft) @ $10.00 sq. ft_
2nd Floor Studio (4500 sq. ft) @ $6.00 sq. ft_
3rd Floor Studio (4500 sq. ft) @ $6.00 sq. ft_
4th Floor Studio (4500 sq. ft) @ $6.00 sq. ft
Basement Retail (4500
sq.
_
.$45,00
.$45,00
.$27,00
.$27,00
$27,000
$171,000
Vacancies
and
Collections 8%.
Total Projected Revenues
$13,700
.$157,3
$13,100/mth
Projected Revenues Scenario #4
Basement Retail (5000
sq.
ft) @ $12.00
sq. ft) @ $12.00.
1st Floor Restaurant (5000
.$60,00
.$60,00
2nd-4th Floor Vacant
$120,000
Vacancies
and
Collections 5%.
Total Projected Revenues
$ 6,000
.$114,000
$ 9,500/mth
Anticipated Expenses
Taxes
(property, corporate)
Insurance
Common Area Utilities
Advertising/Promotions
Maintenance/Repairs
Elevator Maintenance
Trash Removal
Snow Removal
Window
Washing
$1 5
$ 6,000
$ 3,500
$ 4,000
$ 4,000
,000
$
$
$
$
3,000
2,000
1,000
4,000
Leasing/Management
$10,000
Legal
Accounting
$ 2,000
$ 2,000
Telephone
$ 1,000
Supplies
$ 2,000
$ 8,000
Reserve Capital
$67,000
Total Projected Expenses
Expenses
per
Month
$67,000
$ 5,600
Construction Costs Scenarios 1,2,3
Partitions
$100,000
Fire Stairs
$120,000
Roof
Interior Perimeter Walls
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
HVAC
$140,000
Plumbing
Fire Separation
$ 70,000
$ 23,000
Electrical
$100,000
Doors
Windows
Elevator
Exterior
Interior Misc. Finishes
Exterior Site
Demolition
Floors
Residential Buildouts 4500/unit
10,000
50,000
80,000
50,000
50,000
45,000
90,000
20,000
25,000
60,000
$ 45,000
$1,078,000
$
7,540
Arch/Engineering Fees
$
85,000
Budget 1 1%
$125,000
Building/ROW Permit
$985,460
Contingency
$860,460
Construction Costs Scenario 4
Exterior
Fire Stairs
Partitions
Doors
Windows
Finishes
Interior Walls
Demolition
Fire Floor/Basement
Site
HVAC
Plumbing
Electrical
Elevator
Building/ROW Permit Fee
$ 45,000
$ 10,000
$ 15,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
5,000
80,000
10,000
10,000
15,000
35,000
90,000
40,000
25,000
35,000
50,000
4,200
$469,200
Architectural/Engineering Fees
$ 26,000
$443,200
City of Rochester
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Bureau 01 Zoning "
Department 01
Communlly Developmenl
Date:
City Hall
30 Church Street
Rochester. New York 14614
June 25, 1990
Dear Property Owner:
On June 19, 1990, the Rochester City Council adopted Ordinance No. 90-279
designating the Brown's Race Preservation District. The map below
depicts the area which was designated. Any exterior work, including
signs, in this area is subject to review by the Rochester Preservation
Boor'd.
.
If you have questions. please call Kathryn Sette at 428-7063.
Very truly yours.
John C. Spoolhof
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The Parazin
(Southeast
Building Circa
corner of
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Furnace
and
LOCATION:
206-208 Mill Street
Rochester, New York 14614
BUILDING:
5 stories with 1 story
5,055 S.F./floor
1840
Mill Street)
garage
25,275 S.F. gross area
(1 story garage
2,125 S.F.)
Total S.F.
25,275 + 2,125 = 27,400 S.F
TYPE:
Ordinary
Stone
construction
walls
Heavy timber constructed floors
Heavy timber columns
Fully sprinklered
Steam heat
Full electrical system
Freight elevator (with exterior loading dock entry)
Front loading dock on Mill Street
ZONING:
M-l manufacturing
Industrial
Commercial
office, retail, restaurant
O-R Overlay
residential/apartment/condominium
Please
250 Mill
contact:
Wallace Krapf
or
John Scott
Street, Rochester, New York 14614 (716) 325-3830