Paterson's commercial core is built around the Great Falls historic district, where the 19th-century silk mills are the defining building type and adaptive reuse into residential, office and community space is the dominant form of investment.
Working in and around a National Historical Park district means glazing decisions are frequently reviewed for compatibility with the historic masonry and original window openings, which is not a constraint most New Jersey cities impose.
Building stock
Brick mill buildings under adaptive reuse, dense Main Street and Market Street retail frontage, and a large stock of schools and municipal buildings.
Mill conversions and retail frontage both come down to fitting new thermally broken aluminum into existing masonry openings, often with a sightline and finish that has to read acceptably against historic brick. Opening survey, jamb and sill detailing and finish selection carry more weight than system span capacity.
Scope
School and municipal buildings drive occupant-load-based panic hardware, fire-rated openings and accessible entrance upgrades.
Entry doors & hardware →Mill masonry and new aluminum move differently, and the perimeter joint between them is the detail that determines whether a conversion stays dry.
Weatherproofing & silicone →Newer institutional and healthcare construction in the city carries stick-built wall assemblies and glazed atrium elements.
Curtain wall →The leading scope for Paterson's commercial building stock, described above.
Storefront systems →Coverage
Projects are scoped and priced across northern and central New Jersey, from the Bergen County line south through the Hudson waterfront, the Newark and Elizabeth industrial belt, the Route 1 and Turnpike corridors of Middlesex County, and on to the Monmouth and Ocean County shore. Coverage includes Bergen, Hudson, Essex, Union, Passaic, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, plus eastern Somerset.
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