Brooklyn Academy of Music
Project Name  Peter Jay Sharp Building
Borough Brooklyn
Architect H³ Hardy Collaboration Architecture
Venue Type Performing Arts
Address 30 Lafayette Avenue
(between St. Felix Street and Ashland Place)
Project Type Restoration
Budget $8.6 million
City Funding To Date $12.4 million
Completion Date September 2006
Associate Architect Building Conservation Associates
Structural Engineer Robert Silman Associates
Construction Manager Greyhawk North America
General Contractor Graciano Corporation
The removal of the deteriorating cornice and balustrade 50 years ago is just one of the losses to this historic 1908 Herts & Tallant theater that the restoration project seeks to correct. Along with the reconstruction of these important elements, the polychrome terracotta and brick façade has been repaired and the stained glass windows refurbished. Now known as the Peter Jay Sharp building, the restoration will be completed with the addition of a 130-foot-long undulating glass canopy along Lafayette Avenue later this year. City-Owned Institution.


View of building under renovation View of cornice under restoration View of restored cornice View of decorative details
View of restored façade Rendering of façade with glass canopy