REFERENCES

Slingerland Family Burial Vault – Stone Restoration
  • Work Performed:2020
    Scope of Work: Rebuilt the front of the vault.
    Project Amount: $58,000
    Contact: Frank Slingerland, Architect
    (518) 439-4736
Russell Sage College – Brownstone Restoration
  • Work Performed: 2019 – 2020
    Scope of Work: Restoration of four building facades; including brownstone sills, headers, stones, entrances, and fluted columns.
    Project Amount: $475,700
    Contact: John Zajaceskowski
    (518) 244-3182
Fort Ticonderoga – Pavillion
  • Work Performed:2019 & 2020
    Scope of Work: Rebuilt chimney, restored stone foundation, rebuilt stone patio, and interior historic brick pointing.
    Project Amount: $132,928
    Contractor: Duncan & Cahill, Inc.
    11 Oakwood Avenue
    Troy, NY 12180
    Contact: Trey Shores
    (518) 585-2821
Katrina Trask Gateway – Repair
  • Work Performed: 2019
    Scope of Work: Repaired the concrete and cast stone stairway.
    Project Amount: $442,500
    Contact: Deborah LaBreche, City Engineer
    (518) 587-7098
Goodwill Theatre – Johnson City – Exterior Brick Stabilization & Interior Clean-Up

 

  • Work Performed: 2012
    Scope of Work: Exterior restoration of brick.  Replacement of concrete sidewalk and ramp.  Interior clean-up.
    Project Amount: $782,000
    Contractor: Killis Almond Architects
    342 Wilkens Ave.
    San Antonio, TX
    Contact: Killis Almond, Architect
    (202) 532-3212
Cazenovia Central School District – Masonry Restoration & Window Replacement

 

  • Contact Date: 2007 & 2011
    Scope of Work: Complete brick restoration of original school building, case and replaced cornice stones and coping stones.  Self-performed demolition, castings and installation of new pre-cast cornice and coping stones.
    Project Amount: $1,105,700
    Contractor: Tetra Tech Architects & Engineers
    Contact: Jim Bouffard, Architect
    (607) 277-7100

 

Ganet School – East Greenbush Central School District

 

  • Work Performed: 2009 & 2010
    Scope of Work: Brick restoration, case & installed new coping stones and rebuilt tower.
    Project Amount: $2,400,000
    Contractor:
    Architect – Envision Architects – Albany, NY
    Construction Manager – Sano Rubin Construction Company
    Contact: Lynn Ellsworth
    (518) 462-6471
SUNY Oswego – Masonry Probes

 

  • Work Performed: 2009
    Scope of Work: Masonry design probes.
    Project Amount: $70,000
    Contractor: WASA
    Studio A, 740 Broadway
    New York, NY 10003
    Contact: Carl Rothbart, Architect
    (212) 420-1160
Pulaski Academy – Masonry Restoration & Brick Reconstruction

 

  • Work Performed: 2009
    Scope of Work: Complete brick and stone restoration of school building.
    Project Amount: $558,000
    Contractor: Gray Management Systems
    Contact: Rob Gray
    (315) 436-9026
Lexington Town Hall – Brick & Mortar Repair

  • Contact Date: 2008
    Scope of Work: Complete brick restoration of town hall.
    Project Amount: $172,000
    Contractor: Lamont Engineers
    548 Main St.
    Cobleskill, NY 12043
    Contact: Doug Van Deusen, Engineer
    (518) 234-4028
Troy High School – Brock Reconstruction
  • Work Performed: 2007
    Scope of Work: Removed and replaced bricks from all corners of the building.
    Project Amount: $1,032,000.00
    Contractor: Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture
    Contact: (518) 426-1408
Troy YMCA – Cornice Replacement & Restoration
  • Contact Date: 2007
    Scope of Work: Removed existing deteriorated cornice and replaced with GFRC replica.  Restoration of brick parapet walls.  We cast the new GFRC in our casting shop and installed the new cornice with our masons.
    Project Amount: $365,000
    Contractor: Ryan Biggs Associates
    291 River St.
    Troy, NY 12180
    Contact: David Biggs, Engineer
    (518) 272-6266
Greenwich Middle Grades Cornice & Exterior Restoration
  • Contact Date: 2006
    Scope of Work: Restored deteriorated cornice, brick parapets and brick walls.
    Project Amount: $425,000
    Contractor: Saint John Architects
    51 Goose Hollow Road
    Greenfield Center, NY 12833
    Contact: Sam Saint John
    (518) 587-1781
Saratoga Springs City Hall – New Granite Front Entrance
  • Contact Date: 2005
    Scope of Work: Replaced concrete stairs with new historic granite stairway.  New stairway had a completely different design than the concrete stairway.
    Project Amount: $225,000
    Contractor: City of Saratoga Springs
    Contact: Deborah LeBreche, City Engineer
    (518) 587-3550

 

Alfred E. Smith Building – Exterior Restoration & Mobile Atrium
  • Work Performed:  2003 – 2004
    Scope of Work: Complete restoration of exterior building including cleaning, caulking and pointing.  Installation of marble atrium.
    Project Amount: $2,500,000
    Contractor: Pike Company
    Rochester, NY
    Contact:Dean Jones
    (518) 858-9834
Olana Exterior Restoration – Phase One
  • Work Performed: 2003
    Scope of Work: Complete restoration of the exterior of the main house of the Olana historic site.  Work included brick and stone restoration, intricate painting patterns, wood windows, wood doors and restoration of the porches.
    Project Amount: $686,200
    Contractor: Jan Hird Pokorny Associates
    306 East 51st St.
    New York, NY 10022
    Contact: Richard Pieper, Architect
    (212) 759-6462
    Laura Heim, Architect
    (718) 360-4959
New York State Assemble – Rehabilitation of Central Assembly Spaces
  • Work Performed: 2003
    Scope of Work: Restoration of Assembly Parlors and Offices.  Work included, marble, custom wood doors and cabinetry.  Wood carvings, ornamental plaster, window wall, powder coated steel frames, structural steel, stone restoration, brick restoration, intricate stencil painting.
    Accolades: Project won an AIA Award of Merit.
    Project Amount: $1,832,000
    Contractor: Francoise Bollack Architects
    218 Madison Ave.
    New York, NY 10016
    Contact: Francoise Bollack, Architect
    (212) 686-0832
    Laura Heim, Architect
    (718) 360-4959
The Rice Building – Exterior Restoration
  • Work Performed: 2002
    Scope of Work: Brick pointing, stone patching, intricate painting, wood window restoration.
    Project Amount: $447,000
    Contractor: Lepera & Ward
    2225 River Street
    Troy, NY 12180
    Contact: Vincent Lepera, Architect
    (518) 272-4481

 

GANEM CONTRACTING CORPORATION: A family owned business founded in 1970 and incorporated in 1977, Ganem Contracting Corp. has been serving the industry for over 50 years. We are a committed union contractor and participate within the industry as a member of several organizations: Eastern Contractors Association, Historic Albany Foundation, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.