A refreshed, renovated, historic, four-story façade greets visitors to the redesigned and re-opened Macy's department store at 422 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn, New York. The nine-story building's top five levels have been converted to Class A offices. Macy's occupies approximately 300,000 square feet of retail space on the lower floors, retaining its street-level prominence, architectural heritage and community connection.
The windows on the second, third and fourth floors were replaced to improve the exterior appearance of the ornate, cast-iron façade. The previous window units had aged throughout the decades. Dramatically enhancing the retail façade for shoppers, staff and the community, the new windows present an exterior worthy of the building's legacy. In total, 63 aluminum-framed windows were supplied with panning by Winco Windows. All of Winco's aluminum material was finished by Linetec in a Key Lime soft green color to complement the historic façade's palette.
Each window's dimensions span approximately 4 by 9 feet and 15 were manufactured with arched tops. Winco's 1450H Series window systems are fixed with offset lites to replicate the historic look of traditional, operable hung units. "The systems were standard, but utilized in innovative combinations to meet the historic requirements," said Winco's sales representative, Marty Colby.
The window systems' modern construction meets the Architectural AW-100 Performance Class designation per the North American Fenestration Standard (NAFS). Supporting the windows' performance and durability, Linetec finished the aluminum framing and panning using a 70% PVDF resin-based architectural coating. To retain the project's unique color and to withstand New York's climate and high-traffic conditions, the windows' painted finishes meet the industry-leading AAMA 2605 coatings specification for high resistance to corrosion, weathering, pollution, salt spray, humidity and abrasion.