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The honor recognizes Seaboard’s work on 90 West Street in Manhattan, the first significant construction project to be completed in lower Manhattan since the September 11 attacks.

"It is a great honor to receive this prestigious award,” said Michael Y. Ahearn, President of Seaboard Weatherproofing & Restoration Company. “Though gratifying and humbling to the Seaboard team, we share this recognition with the owners, design professionals and a large number of firms and persons that have helped to bring back this magnificent building from the ashes of 9/11. We cannot help but also think of the victims of this tragic event."

Located across the street from the World Trade Center site, 90 West Street, a designated New York City Landmark, suffered such extensive damage during the September 11 attacks that The New York Times called it the “Miracle Survivor of 9/11.”

The building’s owners turned the building, originally constructed as an office building by noted architect Cass Gilbert in 1907, into a 410-unit apartment building and restored the exterior as near to its original grandeur as possible.

Seaboard Weatherproofing & Restoration Company conducted the extensive historical facade and roof restoration, including a new copper mansard roof, replacement of over 8,000 terra cotta stones and reconstructed three stories of ornate granite on the North facade.

The magazine assembled a distinguished jury of industry leaders, who sifted through 130 entries to select 13 Project of the Year Award winners in 24 individual categories ranging from bridges to facilities for higher education. Criteria included the degree to which winners achieved design and construction goals, overcame extraordinary challenges, and demonstrated high levels of teamwork.

90 West Street will be highlighted in the magazine’s ninth annual award issue, which appears in December. Winners will also be honored at the annual awards breakfast at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Manhattan on Thursday, December 15th, 2005, which is attended by over 1,000 construction industry leaders.

New York Construction is one of 12 regional monthly magazines published by McGraw-Hill Construction across the country.

About Seaboard Weatherproofing and Restoration Company: Based in Port Chester, NY, Seaboard Weatherproofing and Restoration Company is one of the leading restoration and alteration construction firms in the New York City metropolitan area. The company has received several accolades for its work on high-profile projects, including The Elephant House at the Bronx Zoo, The Cloisters museum, and 90 West Street, originally constructed in 1907 and designed by noted architect Cass Gilbert, which experienced extensive damage during the 9-11 attack. The firm also maintains offices in Manhattan and in Stonington, CT. For more information, please call (800) 347-7464, or visit www.seaboardwpr.com.

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