Quote Originally Posted by esp1986 View Post
They did in fact say that restoring the building's decorative cornice will be part of the renovation, but my curiosity is more surrounding the rest of the facade. In the 1959 renovation, they also removed decorative pieces above the 5th floor windows, as well as a couple stories worth of decoration near the top of the building, beneath the cornice. Looking at the building now, the brick that was added in these spots as part of the renovation is noticably lighter than the original. My wonder is whether or not all of this will be restored, or if just the cornice along with the building's decorative nameplate will be restored. Time will tell.
For the building to look right [[i.e. not a 60s building with a classical cornice), I think some of the other horizontal lines and the conjoined upper stories would need to be recreated - at the very least. Otherwise, the proportions just won't be right.