Appendix G: Curricula Vitae of Author David L. Hirsch, RA

David L. Hirsch, RA Background Mr. Hirsch is a principal and co-founder of UAI in 1996. However, he launched his architectural career in 1968, as a designer of major housing and educational projects for Gruzen and Partners, developing a new town concept over the Sunnyside Railroad Yard in Queens, New York, and a master plan for Baruch College in Brooklyn, New York. In 1970, Mr. Hirsch joined Pokorny and Pertz as senior designer for the Speech and Theater Building and Auditorium at Lehman College, Bronx, New York.

From 1972 to 1978, as Director of Urban Design in the Office of Downtown Brooklyn Development and ODWHUDV6HQLRU8UEDQ'HVLJQHUZLWKWKH0D\RU¶V2IILFHRI'HYHORSPHQW0U+LUVFKZDVUHVSRQVLEOHIRU the management and design of several complex urban design projects in New York City. These included project management of a development plan for the Atlantic Terminal project coordinated with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority; design of the Fulton Ferry Park, a project with the Department of Ports and Terminals; design of the Nassau Street Mall in lower Manhattan; and management of the Fulton Mall Project in Brooklyn for which he coordinated the work of all consultants with public and private organizations and agencies.

In 1978, Mr. Hirsch established a private practice to concentrate on residential and commercial renovation and historic preservation projects. He joined David Danois as vice president of Hirsch/Danois $UFKLWHFWV3&IURPWR0U+LUVFKGLUHFWHGPDQ\RIWKHILUP¶VHIIRUWs in a wide variety of public and private projects ± schools, historic restorations, religious structures, community centers, retail renovations, storefronts, commercial street improvements, and low-to-mid scale housing ± both new constructions and rehabilitations. In 1996, Mr. Hirsch teamed up with Mr. Shitemi to form Urban Architectural Initiatives (UAI). For UAI, Mr. Hirsch shepherded both the design and development of a 10- unit rehabilitation of the only historic row houses in Peekskill, New York. Significant subsidy by Westchester County and New York State made these houses affordable to first-time homeowners of moderate means. More recently, Mr. Hirsch was the principal in charge for the rehabilitation and conversion of a historic police station building in Brooklyn to affordable condominiums, a job which involved close coordination with the New York State Historic Preservation Office. Mr. Hirsch also oversaw the design and construction of a 50 unit supportive housing facility in Harlem completed in 2010 for Odyssey House, a non-profit group treating individuals struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues. Two more Odyssey House facilities are currently in construction in the Bronx.

Mr. Hirsch was the recipient of a Design Arts Grant for Urban Design from the National Endowment for the Arts, received a Design Award for Significant Interiors by the Architectural Record Magazine, and has served in numerous neighborhood organizations.

Project Experience as Principal in Charge cost Brooklyn Main Post Office, Brooklyn, NY $4.8 million Conselyea Condominiums, Brooklyn, NY ± new construction $1.4 million Dupont Street Senior Housing, Brooklyn, NY - $7.5 million Grant Avenue Homes, Bronx, NY $7.7 million Greenpoint Shelter, New York, NY - rehabilitation $1.2 million Harlem Infill $4.2 million

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Herbert Street Condominiums, Brooklyn, NY ± historic rehab & conversion $2.5 million Islamic Center of Long Island, Westbury, NY ± new construction $4.5 million Islamic Center of Long Island Expansion, Westbury, NY ± new addition $3.5 million James A. Farley Main Post Office, New York, NY ± historic restoration $5.5 million Kahn Residence, Reconstruction, Newtown, CT - $1 million Litchfield Villa, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY ± historic rehabilitation $3.5 million Mary Mitchell Family & Youth Center, Bronx, NY ± new construction $2.7 million Moore Street Retail Market, Brooklyn, NY - renovation $1.7 million Odyssey House Park Avenue, New York, NY ± new construction $9.2 million Park Street Flats, Peekskill, NY ± historic rehabilitation $1.4 million PS 132, Temporary Modular School, Brooklyn, NY ± new construction $1.3 million PS 152, Brooklyn, NY ± new addition and modernization $25 million PS 157, New York, NY ± historic rehab & residential conversion $4.7 million Brook Avenue Gardens, Bronx, NY ± historic rehab & residential conversion $7 million Numerous commercial street improvements for NYC Economic Development Corporation $5 million

138 S. Oxford Street, Brooklyn $1 million (for Alliance of Residence Theaters of New York)

308 Eckford Street, Brooklyn, NY $5 million Odyssey House Soundview Avenue, Bronx, NY $10 million Odyssey House Tinton Avenue, Bronx, NY $10.2 million 1355 Clinton Avenue, Bronx, NY $15.3 million Education Master of Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 1968 Cooper Union, School of Architecture, 1966 Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Harvard College, 1957 Registration Architect, New York, 1973 Architect, Connecticut, 1997 NCARB certified

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Appendix G: Curricula Vitae of Author David V. Abramson, AIA

DAVID V. ABRAMSON, AIA, 441 6th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 Principal/Historic Preservation Architect

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ƒ Principal Architect 2009 ± Present CTS Group Architecture/Planning, PA Chatham, New Jersey ƒ Principal/Owner 1980 ± 2009 David V. Abramson & Associates, Architects Newark, New Jersey ƒ Technical Partner 1998 ± 2005 Higgins & Quasebarth, Historic Preservation Consultants New York, New York ƒ Vice President, Architect/Builder/Developer 1979 ± 1993 Organized Construction Company Newark, New Jersey ƒ Supervising Architect 1978 ± 1979 Newark Housing Development Rehabilitation Corporation Newark, New Jersey ƒ Senior Architect 1975 ± 1977 City of Trenton, New Jersey ƒ Project Architect 1971 ± 1973 Donald Ross Blivas & Associates Chicago, Illinois

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: ƒ Adjunct Lecturer 1998 ± 2003 Drew University Madison, New Jersey ƒ Adjunct Lecturer 1991 ± 1994 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey ƒ Adjunct Lecturer 1986 ± 1988 City University of New York New York, New York ƒ Architect-in-Residence 1978 University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois

PUBLICATIONS: ƒ 3UHVHUYDWLRQ*XLGHOLQHVIRU1HZDUN¶V+LVWRULF'LVWULFWV Newark, New Jersey, 1998 ƒ Preservation Guidelines Trenton, New Jersey, 1979 ƒ Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites Trenton, New Jersey, 1977

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PROFESSIONAL & SERVICE ACTIVITIES: ƒ Member (Gubernatorial Appointee) 1976 ± Present New Jersey Historic Sites Review Committee ƒ Member and Chairperson (Mayoral Appointee) 1995 ± 2013 Newark Landmarks and Preservation Commission ƒ Board Member 2001 ± 2003 Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee ƒ Board Member 1988 ± 1992 Habitat for Humanity, Newark, NJ ƒ Member, FEE Committee 1988 -1990 NJ Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

AWARDS: ƒ Bronze Design Award ± Historic Preservation & Adaptive Re-Use 2013 AIA Newark & Suburban Chapter ƒ Merit Award ±Historic Preservation 2013 Paterson Historic Preservation Commission ƒ Silver Design Award ± Restoration and Preservation 2012 AIA Newark & Suburban Chapter ƒ Honor Award ± Historic Preservation and Restoration 2007 New Jersey Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects (with Rhodeside-Harwell Landscape Architects). ƒ Historic Preservation Award 2006 NJDEP Historic Preservation Office ƒ Restoration Award 2005 Friends of the Upper East Side ƒ Heritage Citizenship Award for the Rehabilitation of a Historic Property 2003 City of Paterson Historic Preservation Commission ƒ *RYHUQRU¶V([FHOOHQFHLQ+RXVLQJ$ZDUG 2000 NJ Department of Consumer Affairs ƒ Excellence in Historic Preservation 1995 NJDEP Historic Preservation Office ƒ Award for Excellence 1995 AIA Newark and Suburban Chapter ƒ Honorable Mention 1990 New Jersey Historic Sites Awards ƒ Award for Architectural Excellence 1988 AIA Westchester/MidHudson Chapter ƒ %XLOGHU¶V&KRLFH$ZDUG 1986 National Association of Home Builders ƒ Historic Religious Properties Award 1985 Preservation League of New York State ƒ Honorable Mention, Masonry Design Awards 1984 1HZ-HUVH\%XLOGLQJ&RQWUDFWRU¶V$VVRFLDWLRQ

EDUCATION: Master of Science in Historic Preservation, 1975, Columbia University, New York, New York Bachelor of Architecture, 1971, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

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Registered Architect, State of New York

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Appendix G: Curricula Vitae of Author Norman Mintz

NORMAN MINTZ 417 Sixth Street Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 Tel. 718 768-8149 e-mail: [email protected]

1RUPDQ0LQW]LVFRQVLGHUHGWREHRQHRIWKH0DLQ6WUHHWPRYHPHQW¶VHDUOLHVWSLRQHHUV He is an Industrial Designer and Historic Preservationist who specializes in providing solutions on matters of urban design, marketing and management while encouraging community participation in all aspects of the downtown revitalization process.

His professional career in downtown revitalization began with his direction of the nationally acclaimed Market Street Restoration Project in Corning, New York (1974-81), where he initiated the role and became recognized as the first Main Street manager ± a concept now followed by hundreds of revitalization programs around the country. For the last twenty-five years Mr. Mintz has been the President of Norman Mintz Design Associates, providing consulting services that fall into four main categories: Technical Design Assistance/ Façade, Sign and Streetscape Guidelines/ Design and Preservation Workshops and Retail Marketing and Management.

Mr. Mintz is co-author of the book, Cities Back From The Edge: New Life For Downtown, published by John Wiley & Sons. The book chronicles stories from around the country and illustrates how dozens of commercial neighborhoods, Main Streets and big city business districts have revitalized their commercial centers using small scale innovative programs that encourage local businesses and overall community involvement. The book has received an overwhelmingly positive response and UHFRJQLWLRQDVD³PXVWUHDG´

Mr. Mintz lectures widely on the subject of downtown revitalization and has extensive teaching experience, having taught at Columbia University, Cornell University and Rensselear Polytechnic Institute. He currently instructs a course in Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization at Pratt Institute.

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Appendix G: Curricula Vitae of Author Robert W. Braunschweiger

Robert W. Braunschweiger Architect, Urban Planner 428 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Retired 2000 ± Present

Albert C. Martin & Associates General Manager 1986 - 2000 Principal in Charge of Resources 1984 - 1986 Principal in Charge, Irvine 1982 - 1984 Principal in Charge, Houston 1980 - 1982 Director of Planning 19741- 1980 Fellowship Leave of Absence 1973 - 1974 Principal Planner 1972 - 1973

William L. Pereira Associates Executive Planner 1969 ± 1972

Columbia University Director of the Office of University Planning 1962 - 1969

Mr. Braunschweiger brings to this position 28 years of experience managing successful projects, departments, and offices. His background includes architecture, planning, and urban design, and his expertise has been recognized by such awards as a Fellowship to the American Academy in Rome. Mr. Braunschweiger has traveled throughout the world studying urban development and has been an associate professor at California State Polytechnic University teaching graduate courses in urban design. I Significant projects in Mr. Braunschweiger's portfolio include: ƒ EDS Center, Dallas, Texas An employment center north of Dallas, Texas with entitlements for 33,000,000 square feet of building. This project is based on the concept of development by land use intensity.

ƒ Metro Point, Costa Mesa, California A fifty acre mixed-use center on the San Diego Freeway in Costa Mesa, California.

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Robert W. Braunschweiger

ƒ City View: A "New-Town-in-Town" in New York City An early proposal for the re-use of an existing urban area in New York, New York. ƒ The Ranch of San Juan Capistrano A residential community clustered around a working farm in San Juan Capistrano, California. ƒ The West Bank of the Port of Los Angeles A study of bringing housing to the waterfront, in the Port of Los Angeles, California. ƒ Joaquin Ranch, Riverside, California A specific plan which established the procedures for new development in Riverside County, California. ƒ An Analysis of the Dallas, Texas Planning Department A critical review of the workings of the Dallas planning process. ƒ Master Plan: EI pueblo de Los Angeles A plan for the revitalization of Los Angeles' birthplace. ƒ Master Plan for Four \campuses for the University of Missouri A plan to physically accommodate growth for the University of Missouri system. ƒ Master Plan for Columbia University A plan to provide for the growth of the University in Morningside Heights and at its satellite campuses.

Education: University of Washington Bachelor of Architecture

License: Architect, New York #9365 National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (No longer)

Awards: \ Rome Prize Fellowship, Environmental Design, American Academy in Rome Area of Study: "The Reuse of Our Existing Urban Areas"

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Appendix G: Curricula Vitae of Author Richard R. Ferrara, AIA

RICHARD R. FERRARA AIA

EDUCATION New School for Social Research, Graduate Faculty Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (Sociology & Psychology), 1974

Corps of Engineers School Construction Planning and Management Program, Fort Belvoir, VA, 1964

Pratt Institute Bachelor of Architecture, 1964

EXPERIENCE Richard Ferrara has an extensive background in the analysis, design and construction of residential and institutional buildings. In his forty plus years of practicing architecture, he has acquired considerable knowledge of construction techniques through the diversity of projects with which he has been associated. His expertise lies in administrative organization and a diverse knowledge of the construction process including detailing for historically based

projects.

Recently he has been involved with the creation and rehabilitation of affordable and special needs housing working with such agencies as New York States Office of Mental Health and Homeless Housing Assistance Program; and, the Department of Housing and Preservation of the City of New York for projects located in New York City and on Long Island. The projects include site selection, feasibility studies, program analysis and construction

In the past he has been directly retained by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development

to provide guidance and design services for buildings located within historic districts. Richard Ferrara has been associated with the YMCA of Greater New York for approximately thirty- five years having completed projects throughout the five boroughs. Currently his firm is

completing the construction of a new aquatic center at the Prospect Park YMCA.

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REGISTRATION Registered Architect, State of New York, 1969

MEMBERSHIPS American Institute of Architects, Brooklyn Chapter AND ACTIVITIES Past: Park Slope Civic Council - Former President Prospect Park Branch YMCA - President of the Board of Managers YMCA of Greater New York - Former Member of Building & Properties Committee

PRIOR Saltini/Ferrara Associates, P.C. AFFILIATIONS Richard Ferrara, AIA, Architect Sunset Park Redevelopment Committee Ferrara & Maruca, Architects

William A. Hall & Associates Giorgio Cavaglieri FAIA, Architect

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ft. Knox, Kentucky and Korat, Thailand

HONORS & 2012 lifetime Achievement Award, AIA Brooklyn AWARDS 2003 Award for Excellence, AIA Brooklyn - Good Shepherd Services Center, Brooklyn 2003 Award for Excellence AIA Brooklyn - Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, Brooklyn 2002 Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce - Good Shepherd Services Center, Brooklyn 1981 Bard Award - City Club of New York - Sylvan Terrace Facade Restoration 1981 Bard Award - City Club of New York - Garfield North Cooperative, Saltini/Ferrara Associates

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