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WATCHCASE TEAM
Developer: Cape Advisors Inc.
Executive Architect: Baldassano Architecture
Design Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle Architects
Builder: Racanelli Construction Co.
Interior Designer: S.R. Gambrel
Landscape Designer: Quennell Rothschild & Partners, LLP
Structural Engineer: Robert Silman Associates
Mechanical Engineer: AKF Group LLC
Historical Materials Consultant: Integrated Conservation Resources
Wood Consultant: Ron Anthony & Associates
Lighting Designer: Whitehouse Lighting Design
Sustainability Consultant: Yarmuth Radoff Green, LLC
Exclusive Marketing and Sales Agent: Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
RESTORATION & OVERVIEW
One short block from the charming and historic Main Street of Sag Harbor Village, Watchcase Sag Harbor is the transformation and restoration of a significant and historically rich nineteenth century industrial building. Built and operated for almost 100 years as a watchcase factory, the site is being reinvented as 64 meticulously crafted condominium residences, with its nineteenth century architecture preserved with painstaking detail and repurposed into luxurious residential living spaces following best practices in green building.
After the decline of the whaling industry in the mid nineteenth century, the factory played an important role in the development of Sag Harbor Village. To retain the spirit and authenticity of the original 1881 factory, Cape Advisors is working with Baldassano Architecture, an architectural conservator, local craftsmen, as well as Beyer Blinder Belle, whose historic restoration experience includes Grand Central Terminal, Ellis Island Museum, The Morgan Library, and The United States Capitol.
The project team has focused on executing a carefully considered rehabilitation that protects the factory’s historic integrity and respects its important position within the fabric of the Village. Examples of the team’s attention to detail in the factory restoration include:
• Repurposing over 20,000 original bricks for use in the factory building, including restoration of the decorative corbelled brick work, string courses and segmented arched windows
• Re-pointing of all of the masonry with historically correct lime-based two color mortar
• Restoring the original look and feel of the factory exterior by installing a replica of the original elegant bracketed cornice to crown the façade
• Rebuilding the original signature octagon at the northwest corner of Washington and Division Streets to its full 5-story height, including a new, faceted metal standing seam roof
• Restoration of the south water tower with a replica wood “water tank,” reconceptualized as a charming outdoor gazebo that will boast the highest and most commanding 360 degree views in Sag Harbor Village
• Reconstructing the main chimney stack to restore its ornamental masonry details and original 85′ height
The southern half of the site has been excavated to create a concealed underground parking garage, topped by a large central landscaped garden courtyard as well as The Watchcase Pavilion fitness center and pool. The new Town House and Bungalow residences were designed to fit comfortably into the context of Sag Harbor’s eclectic, historic residential neighborhoods. Clad in authentic painted clapboard siding, cedar shake shingles, or brick, the houses will have traditional architectural details including varied roof lines, gables, bay windows, dormers, cornices, stacked stone garden walls, and welcoming stoops and porches.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN & GROUNDS
Award-winning landscape architect Quennell Rothschild & Partners’ landscape plans for Watchcase respond to the specific character of the site and follow the highest sustainable design principles. Green roof technology will immerse residents at the top of the buildings in a garden setting while providing ecological benefits to the project and Village. Landscaping will be made up of a rich and diverse palette of plants – trees, shrubs, grasses and perennials to create seasonal variety of color and texture. Plants are native to the area, or are chosen specifically to suit site conditions, thus minimizing requirements for fertilizer or irrigation. Gardens and courtyards will be planted with fragrant natives for all seasons.
Watchcase Factory in 1889
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July 23, 2015
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April 15, 2015
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JANUARY 20, 2015
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DECEMBER 17, 2014
Corner of Washington & Church Streets, Sag Harbor, December 17, 2014
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Corner of Washington & Church Streets, Sag Harbor, July 25, 2014
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Washington Street, Sag Harbor, May 30, 2014
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FEBRUARY 25, 2014
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View from Church Street.
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Church Street, looking north — December 27, 2013.
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October 17, 2013
View along Washington Street, October 17, 2013
Corner of Church & Washington Streets, October 17, 2013
Corner Washington & Division Streets, October 17, 2013
Division Street, October 17, 2013
Division Street, October 17, 2013
Division Street, October 17, 2013
Division Street, October 17, 2013
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
Church Street, September 30, 2013
Church Street, September 30, 2013.
Church Street, September 30, 2013.
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
Church Street, September 30, 2013
Church Street, September 30, 2013.
Church Street, September 30, 2013
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AUGUST 1, 2013
Division Street view, August 1, 2013
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Church Street view. July 3, 2013.
Church Street view. July 3, 2013.
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Division Street view. January 10, 2013.
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Church Street view # 1. January 10, 2013.
Church Street view # 2. January 10, 2013.
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