This could have been a really cool reno with a better roof line and some vertical siding that tied in the butresses. Instead, it just looks cheap.
maybe, there wasn't a roof to start with
Before building work started I guarantee they promised "A tasteful renovation in keeping with the structure's historical aesthetic"🙄
That was my comment haha
Is this another one of those "by law, the addition has to look visibly distinct from the historical structure" renovations?
Same thing that allegedly happened to this one?
Weird, that one went so far in the wrong direction it circled back around and I kinda like it.
Yeaggghhhh Caldwell Towerrrrr
Better than just demolishing the church, I guess, but they could have invested a little more into the materials and design and made it blend with the original facade better. Don't just build a square vinyl box.
I hate vinyl siding with a passion
there are many churches in Europe who were amputated or completely destroyed by American aerial bombings. Some were hastily rebuilt with cement and these hasty renovations after the WW2 have no architectural or historical value 🤷
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No, please god noooooooooo
... it's hideous.
Oh hey I've driven by that, yeah it's ugly as fuck. It's up in Lawrence Mass
I’ve heard that leaving one wall up like this classifies a construction project as a renovation. I’m guessing this was done because it was cheaper or it’s in a historic district? Idk
I've heard the same. If a property is 'renovated', it retains the same value, tax wise, no matter how much larger the renovated building is.
Not sure how this plays out with a formerly tax exempt property like a church once it get converted into a non-tax exempt property such as a residential apartment building.
If that's renovation anything can be called renovation.
in old towns, unless the construction method itself has historical importance, they just keep the facade and build behind.
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Anyone notice the house next door that’s almost touching the former church? There’s paint on the stone wall and the house”s windows. It’s like the painters didn’t mask anything.
Could be worse... it could have one less floor.
It looks like shit but it's better than letting all those bricks go to waste. I bet the insulation's pretty decent too.
