Owner:
The Charles Condominium Co-Owners Assoc.
4202 Second Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201
- Designed by Pollmar & Rope
- The Charles Apartments were originally built in 1908.
Key Project Facts:
- Repointed limestone below first floor on south and west elevations
- Removed the cracked and deteriorated mortar, as necessary, on the ashlar stone below the first floor windowsill and repointed with mortar to match the existing in color, hardness, and tooling
- Repointed the limestone cornice and band on south and west elevations
- Patched cracked and spalled limestone on south and west elevations
- Removed any metal anchors at the locations of damaged stones and replace them with stainless steel remedial anchors to re-anchor the stone without risking future damage from rusting anchors
- Patched and repaired areas with Jahn Patching Mortar, a high quality cementitious mortar specifically engineered for limestone applications