Renderings of the proposed rehabilitation help to see beyond the before pictures

This view of the Marcy site is looking from Polk Street toward the Square.

Can you picture it ?  

The Marcy Annex is a steel frame structure that we envision as a brew pub or restaurant

How about this one ?  

This view of the Marcy site is looking Easterly from the Mill Street, Factory Street intersection.  It is a highly traveled intersection affording a lot of exposure to the Marcy and its tenants.

From left:

Dave Michel - Community Lending Corp

Harold Johnson - President - Neighbors of Watertown, Inc.

Assemblyman H. Robert Nortz

Assemblyman H. Robert Nortz winds up to assist Gary Beasley in bashing the doors in to kick off the rehabilitation.

Neighbors Board members Harold Johnson and Mark Gebo study the planned location of the conference room under the historic third floor skylight

A reception followed at the Historic Black River Valley club where guests had the opportunity to look at the drawings and plans

John Valentine and staff from the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Council walk through their future offices in the Marcy

Framing of the interior partitions is progressing at a very fast pace

5/9/00 job meeting

Architect Randy Crawford discusses drawdown with CPC Architect Rich Roberts and Purcell Construction project foreman, Kevin Cooper.

Randy Crawford and Rich Roberts inspect the window restoration

Installation of the plumbing is progressing

Workers for Blackstone are installing the electrical conduit

Welding repairs are being completed on the historic steel sash

Once completed the expanse of windows offer a dramatic view.

Bart is operating the backhoe,

under the watchful eye of Brian Phillips, the City Code Inspector,

as the storm sewer system is installed in the future parking lot.

Some of the best brainstorming occurs on the hood of a truck

Beth Crawford discusses ways to get electrical lines through the tenant spaces with John O'Connor of Blackstone Electric and Kevin Cooper of Purcell Construction

The window restoration has been the most significant and the most difficult part of this rehabilitation project.   Historic requirements dictate that the frames are restored rather than replaced.   It has proven to be a very labor intensive process.

Plywood is installed on  the exterior to allow the work to proceed safely

Joe suits up in protective gear and breaks out the glass from the inside.

Steel frames that have deteriorated are removed to a table for restoration work

Repairs are welded in place on the jig table

The repaired frames are then reinstalled

John and Wayne from Upstate Drywall are progressing well with the installation of wall framing.

This is the site of the future conference room under the historic skylight

Jim Edmonson from JCIDA and Don Rutherford from the Watertown Local Development Corp tour the project.  Both Agencies are participating in the financing of this downtown revitalization project

Beth Crawford walks the site with Canadian entrepreneur Pat Rudy.  Mr. Rudy is considering the Marcy site as the location for his new business venture, bringing 25 new jobs to downtown Watertown.