May Construction Update

Hi everyone! Here’s the update on our progress at the Hotel Peter & Paul (we finally picked a name – tried a bunch and decided none were as good as the original!)  

ACCOMPLISHED

Site work is nearly complete (sidewalks, planting beds, parking lot, fence)

School front doors installed

Masonry restoration complete

Interior painting nearly complete  

Tile and wood floor installation nearly complete

ONGOING

Elevator install

Rectory bar millwork and lobby check-in desk are being constructed uptown

Church interior plaster restoration

Repainting church façade – 1^st try color came out strange so doing over

Developing F&B offering in ground floor of rectory

Actively seeking a General Manager!

UPCOMING

3^rd floor stage mural

Branding, website

Kitchen equipment install

Arrival at the Port of a 40-foot container of European antiques we bought that will be repaired, rewired, reupholstered etc

Landscaping and site lighting

We’ll be a stop on the FMIA Home Tour this Sunday, May 20, from 12-4 pm. Only the church will be open (disclaimer, it is still very much under construction), but please come by and say hi. If you want a deeper dive another time, I very willingly give tours, email me at nathalie.jordi@gmail.com.

We still anticipate opening this fall. Thank you for your patience as we approach the final stretch. Our nearby neighbors have been amazingly persevering and tolerant and we really appreciate it.

School doors installed according to 1899 Diboll & Owens drawings (transom glazing to come)

 Rectory courtyard brick work complete

 Side altars in the church getting cleaned

Convent façade repainted

March Construction Update

Hi everyone! Wanted to give you an update on our progress at Sts. Peter & Paul.

ACCOMPLISHED

Poured most of the new concrete (driveways, curb cuts, ramps)

Moved field office into the school so construction trailers could be vacated and the remaining parts of the parking lot completed

Restoration of lobby plaster – looks so beautiful we decided to leave it unpainted

Installation of school doors and trim halfway done

Closing-in of school walls and ceilings everywhere but fourth floor

Restoration of proscenium in former auditorium

Primed walls on floors 1-3

Installed all skylights, shingling underway

ONGOING

Exterior masonry restoration – feels never ending but we are getting there

Installation of vintage bricks in rectory courtyard

Dealing with unpleasant structural surprises in rectory

Repainting church façade

Installation of siding on convent  

UPCOMING

Elevator install

Convent exterior paint

Church interior plaster restoration

Branding, website

We are about 70% complete and I imagine some people are becoming fatigued by the noise, dust and general inconvenience of living next to an enormous restoration project in a dense residential neighborhood. As we enter the last quarter, we will most likely have half crews on Saturdays and a skeleton crew on site most Sundays. I am on site every day, so I know how intense it is, and although we spend a ton of time and effort trying to minimize impact, unfortunately we can’t entirely eliminate it. Please know that we are doing our best to work quickly and safely so we can turn the page and open our doors.  

If you want to see what we are up to, I am always happy to show people around, so email me at stpeterandpaulfeedback@gmail.com. Thanks again for your understanding as we push through the last few months. We still anticipate opening this fall.

School facade restored

Arched shower in school

Brick install in rectory courtyard

View from kitchen window

January Construction Update

Hard to believe but we are over halfway done!

ACCOMPLISHED

Marigny and Burgundy St school exterior window trim repainted historic green color (other facades to follow).

Concrete driveway on north end was poured, east side will be poured this week. Other steps, ramps, porches and planting beds in various stages of progress.

First coat of paint in school 1^st floor guest rooms

Structural repair of crumbling masonry wall in rectory and in church

Plaster sounding inside the church. As expected, a lot of damaged plaster fell off the east side, but the west side held up fairly well.

ONGOING

Exterior masonry and plaster repair - Palmisano is prioritizing the facades near the power lines so that permanent power can be turned back on in Feb.

Skylight install in school roof

Development of the interior design by the team at ASH NYC (my partners)

Started posting pics on Instagram @peterandpaulrestoration

UPCOMING

Demo of parking lot asphalt to make way for new surface

Tile install in 1^st floor guest rooms and bathrooms

Closing walls in school, turning attention to rectory and convent

Installing convent siding

We have some space at the new church steps where we would like to embed engraved tiles for members of the former Sts Peter & Paul community, as well as whoever else wants to participate. The tiles are $35 each (just covering costs, no profit) and they can be ordered here. Deadline is Feb 1.

Also, a few neighbors have asked about site tours, which I love to give. if you are interested (you’ll have to sign a waiver and wear a hard hat), please email me at nathalie.jordi@gmail.com. 

2nd floor model room in progress

West elevation of church after walls were sounded - plaster stayed pretty intact (not so the other side, sadly)

1st floor school walls getting primed

 

Damaged masonry in rectory

Detail of new school front door at the woodworker's shop (replica of original 1899 doors)

Blue arrow Pat Tobler, red arrow Philip Pusateri, and yellow arrow Val Solino, former students, posing in the same spot this picture was taken in 1965 (flagpole still exists!)