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Dec. 6, 2006 - Preservation New Jersey's "Building Industry Network Autumn Workshop" to be held at Schtiller & Plevy's onsite copper workshop at Hoboken Terminal
This hands-on seminar will take place in the copper fabrication workshop of Schtiller & Plevy, on-site at the 1907 Hoboken Ferry Terminal, currently under restoration by New Jersey Transit. Program and demonstrations will include review of the SMACNA’s Architectural Sheet Metal 6th Edition Manual, as well as discussion of custom fabrication and restoration of ornamental copper cornices and cladding, roof drainage, flashings, louvers, wall penetrations and underlayments.
S&Ps Larry Plevy and Harold Munder will make a presentation on the Restoration of Historic Metal and give a live demonstration of Curved Metal Forming.
October 2006 - S&P Recieves Award of Recognition from Serbian Orthodox Cathedral
For the completion of the Nave Roof and Masonry Restoration of the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, New York, NY
May 2006 - Schtiller & Plevy to begin exterior restoration of Jersey City's historic Apple Tree House.
Also known as the Van Wagenen House, the 1750 Dutch Colonial stone structure was also the site of an important incident during the Revolutionary War – when General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette met there in 1779 to discuss strategy in the shade of the apple tree which at that time stood in the front yard of the house – it is from that historic meeting that it got the name 'Apple Tree House'.
When Lafayette later toured the United States in 1824 and visited Bergen, he was presented with a cane made from the tree, which had blown down three years before. The inscription read, "Shaded the hero and his friend Washington in 1779; presented by the Corporation of Bergen in 1824."
The Apple Tree House is both a Jersey City and NJ State Historic Site, and has been reecommended for National Landmark status on the National Register of Historic Places. It was listed as one of the "NJ's Top Ten Endangered Sites for 2006" by Preservation New Jersey..
Schtiller & Plevy will restore the structure to it's 1860 state. Restoration architect is Princeton's Holt Morgan Russell Architects..
Newspaper article on renovation kickoff (pdf)
Photo prior to start of restoration
http://www.cityofjerseycity.org/appletreehousejerseycity.shtml
http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/press_release/apple_tree_house.html
http://www.getnj.com/jcpast/messages/105.shtml
Larry Plevy has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Preservation New Jersey. Preservation New Jersey is one of the leading organizations of Historic Preservation in the state of New Jersey.
Schtiller & Plevy Opens Long Island City Office
Schtiller & Plevy, Inc. have expanded in the opening of a Long Island City office located at 28-10 38th Avenue 2nd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11101. Tel (718) 729-3338, Fax (718) 729-3352.
125 Year Old Firm To Resume Operations under Schtiller & Plevy management
Schtiller & Plevy, Inc. has announced that A. Munder & Son, LLC, will resume operations under the parenting of Schtiller & Plevy, Inc. Watch for more details!
Schtiller & Plevy announces two new Executive Presidents
Jami Raderman, Executive Vice President, has over thirty years of experience in historical restoration, and has worked for a number of prestigous restoration firms, from architectural conservators to well known restoration contractors, including Paragon Restoration Corp. and Sentry Contracting Inc.
He brings to Schtiller & Plevy a wealth of experience in working with the New York City historic restoration community. He holds a BBA from Baruch College, and has pursued contuing education in, among others, the New York City Site Safety Program and the New York City Restore Program.
Mr. Raderman's professional affiliations include the New York Association of Realty Managers Inc, Associated Builders & Owners of Greater New York, National Roofing Contractors Association, Institute of Real Estate Management, The New York Cooperator and The New Jersey Cooperator.
Harold Munder, Executive Vice President, started his career in 1968 in the sheet metal industry working for A. Munder and Son, Inc., started by his great grandfather in 1895. A. Munder & Sons merged with The New York Roofing Company, and Mr. Munder continued there as Vice President.
Harold's particular expertise is the area of architectural sheet metal and restoration work, with over thrity years of experience in managing both large and small projects. He holds a Business Administration Degree from the University of South Carolina.
His professional affiliations include the Subcontractors Trade Assocaition, NY (Board Member, 10 years), SMACNA, NYC & National, (serving on various committees and task forces) and a member of BETA.
April 2006 - Larry Plevy of Schtiller & Plevy is recipeint of two historic preservation awards at the 16th Annual New Jersey Historic Preservation Awards ceremony. The awards were for the restoration of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Perth Amboy and for the restoration of Phoenix House in Mendham, NJ.
May 2004 - Schtiller & Plevy Receives Two Prestigious Historic Preservation Awards
The Bergen County Historic Preservation Advisory Board awarded Schtiller & Plevy a "Historic Preservation Commendation" for S&P's restoration of the Historic Oradell Railroad Station, Oradell, NJ. The project included wood shakes, architectural metalwork, masonry restoration, painting, interior rennovation, carriageway addition.
The Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission awarded Schtiller & Plevy their "Historic Preservation Award" for S&P's restoration of the Historic Raritan Firehouse, Raritan, NJ. The project included metal and slate roofing, flashing, new chimney, carpentry and paint.
(see project details under "Restoration Projects > Historic Landmarks" section)
>> the award
Larry Plevy elected to SMACNA College of Fellows
On October 1, 2003, Larry Plevy was formally inducted into the Smacna College of Fellows at the Smacna President's Luncheon in Washington DC.
http://www.smacna.org/directory/collegeoffellows/directory_fellows.cfm
Larry Plevy to speak at AIA's Conference "20th CENTURY EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL METALS: Design, Preservation & Care", April 4-5, 2003
On April 4, 2003, Larry Plevy will present 'Flashings & Sheet Metal - Best (& Worst) Practice, Then & Now'
An intensive conference on metals and alloys used in the 20th century for building exteriors and ornamentation/sculpture will be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the MIT campus, April 4-5, 2003. The Spring 2003 National AIA Historic Resources Committee (HRC) meeting has been scheduled to coincide with the metals conference; it will include additional talks, tours, a luncheon and two reception, on April 3, 5, 6,and 7. The conference is sponsored by Technology & Conservation, the MIT Department of Architecture, and the Boston Society of Architects' Historic Resources Committee, with the cooperation of the National AIA HRC and the National Park Service.
http://committees.architects.org/hrc/metal_conference.htm
2003 SMACNA Director Nominating Committee Appointments Announced
SMACNA President Jack Desmond recently made five appointments to the SMACNA Director Nominating Committee. These appointees join five other members who were elected during SMACNA’s business meeting held at this year’s annual convention in Las Vegas.
Elected at the convention were: At-Large-Member –Michael Mamayek, Illingworth Corp., Milwaukee, Wisc.; Eastern Region – Lawrence Plevy, Schtiller & Plevy, Newark, N.J.; Western Region – William Burrow, Serfass & Co., Riverside, Calif.; Midwestern Region – Ken Groeschel Jr., Butters-Fetting Co. Inc., Milwaukee, Wisc.; and Southern Region –David McKenney, McKenney’s Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
The appointees are: James Asbury, Bell Products Inc., Napa, Calif.; John Jamison, Construction Mechanical Systems Inc., Grapevine, Texas; Ernest J. Menold, Ernest D. Menold Inc., Lester, Pa.; David Oschman, Striker Sheet Metal Inc., Medford, N.Y.; and George L. “Butch” Welsch, Welsch Heating & Cooling Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Larry Plevy Guest Speaker at METALCON 2000
Lawrence Plevy, president of Schtiller & Plevy, made a presentation at METALCON 2000. The talk featured hundreds of samples of both deteriorated and restored metal applications from S&P's past restoration projects in demonstrating proven metal restoration techniques primarily in roofing, ornamental cornices and cladding. Click here for the link.
Larry Plevy Guest Speaker at National Park Service's 'Roofing Conference and Exposition for Historic Buildings'
SMACNA’s Architectural Sheet Metal Council received high praise for its participation in the Roofing Conference and Exposition for Historic Buildings in Philadelphia, Pa., organized by the National Park Service.
More than 500 preservationists, contractors, building managers and manufacturers attended the conference and exposition, and in the process shared problems and solutions to complex roofing issues involving historic buildings.
Lawrence Plevy, Schtiller & Plevy, Newark, N.J., presented a hands-on demonstration of architectural metal uses and techniques.
http://www.smacna.org/Council/asm/arch_metal/Summer99/conference.htm