IN THE NEWS
Wharton Studio & Cafe Groundbreaking
Our work on the historic buildings within the City of Ithaca’s Stewart Park in partnership with the Friends of Stewart Park and the Wharton Studio Museum continues! In late 2024, the project team kicked off the first phase of our rehabilitation of the historic Picnic Pavilion for both park and museum patrons. We look forward to leading our design vision to completion over the next few years.
Asbury First United Methodist Church - Community Outreach Center
Our work with our longtime client to comprehensively rehabilitate, expand, and adapt a significant historic mansion on Rochester’s East Avenue to serve as a hub for their multitude of community service programs was recognized by The Landmark Society of Western New York with their highest honor, the Barber Conable Award. The Outreach Center, over a decade in planning and construction, was both one of the most challenging and fulfilling projects in our firm’s history.
Jamestown Historic Resource Survey
Our clients Jamestown Renaissance Corporation secured a grant from the Preservation League of New York State earlier this year to update their cultural resource survey to continue guiding current and future preservation efforts in their community. We are excited to revisit and expand our original work from 1993 to further capture Jamestown’s rich cultural heritage and architectural history.
Architect by Day, Preservation Hero by Night
Project Architect, Christopher Brandt, was a recent guest on the popular podcast, True Tales from Old Houses hosted by Stacy Grinsfelder and Daniel Kanter. During the episode he discusses his ongoing preservation work on his historic home, community advocacy work, and his day job rehabilitating historic buildings at Bero Architecture.
From the Archives
In January 1990, our restoration of the primary interior rooms of the George Eastman House debuted to the public. We have continued to collaborate with the George Eastman Museum on multiple restoration, preservation, and rehabilitation projects during the ensuing three decades, but this project holds a special place in our heart.