GIVING A FUTURE TO THE PAST
Commercial Building Restoration Services

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Masonry
Restoration


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Graciano Corporation is a leader in masonry restoration, both interior and exterior. We maintain one of the most skilled workforces in the industry, and many of our journeymen are third-generation professionals.

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Historic
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Graciano is one of the country’s best-known historic restoration firms. We have extended the lifespan of hundreds of historic structures, allowing numerous organizations to continue using their architecturally significant buildings.

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Residential
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Graciano residential brings over 100 years of masonry expertise to homeowners. This division provides masonry and concrete restoration including chimney and brick repair, masonry sealing/waterproofing and lintel repair.

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Concrete
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Graciano’s quality is the cornerstone for concrete restoration services. Our experts understand concrete from the inside out. We offer an extensive range of concrete restoration capabilities.

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New
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Graciano’s New Masonry Division addresses new construction needs. This division provides services on new masonry, as well as masonry and historic restoration projects.

About Us

Since 1916 Graciano Corporation has been pioneering new ways of Giving a Future to the Past. We are one of the oldest and most experienced restoration firms in the United States. Over the years, we’ve grown from a small, family-owned company to an acknowledged leader in masonry restoration, preservation of historic landmarks, restoration, beautification and repair. Graciano has the finest restoration force in the industry and has received numerous restoration awards. Graciano Corporation provides masonry, historic and concrete restoration, as well as residential and commercial building restorations. Graciano has successfully completed assignments on many of America’s most visible and beloved landmark structures. Committed to delivering the finest craftsmanship at competitive prices, we specialize in accurately and effectively restoring exterior and interior installations of brick, stone, stucco, tile terra cotta, terrazzo and concrete.

At Graciano, we take pride in our expertise and experience. Our skilled tradespeople—some fourth-generation masons and craftworkers—have years of experience in the field. Their skills and attention to detail, along with our standardized Quality Assurance program for field and management procedures, bring peace of mind to building owners and managers. We adhere to our own exacting standards and guidelines, and on historic landmarks we follow Department of Interior Standards for Historic Preservation.

Commercial building restoration services

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Two Mellon Center

Two Mellon Center, is one of Pittsburgh’s most stunning landmarks. An imposing Flemish-Gothic style limestone structure, the building occupies a full city block and features a sixty-five-feet high mansard roof pitched at a 17° angle. Each elevation features 38 dormers of varying size that are positioned in three uniform tiers spreading across surfaces of the mansards. Graciano completed a full-scale restoration of the building including a comprehensive system to stop the water infiltration that had plagued the structure since its original construction in 1919. Learn more

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Staple Bend Tunnel

Completed 1833, the Staple Bend Tunnel was the first railroad tunnel, and the third tunnel of any kind, in the United States. Located about four miles east of Johnstown, PA, the tunnel is part of the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site. Following strict Historic Landmark guidelines, Graciano restored the arched sandstone liners at each portal. Interior improvements included resetting of stone, as well as grout injection into mortar joints of the stone liner. Learn more

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Rockefeller Center

Graciano was selected to revitalize this well-known part of the New York City skyline. Built during the Depression (1929), Rockefeller Center is actually a complex of a dozen buildings. Rockefeller Center, constructed in Indiana limestone, a beautiful building material noted for its durability and fire resistance. Graciano performed historic restoration and exterior cleaning, of over 2,500,000 sq. ft. of building facade. Much of the work was done at night to avoid interrupting commerce at the busy site. Learn more

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Oyster Bar

The oldest business in Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal has welcomed New Yorkers, tourists and travelers since 1913. The Oyster Bar’s iconic Guastavino tile arches and vaults were restored by Graciano, specialists in Guastavino tile restoration. 1,300 square feet of terra cotta tile were removed and reset or replaced with newly fabricated, architecturally correct tile above dining rooms, lunch counter and bar. Learn more

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Mainstreet Station

Built as the Main Street Passenger Railroad Station in 1901, Richmond Virginia’s Main Street Station has stood as a fine example of Beaux Arts architecture for more than a century. Graciano was responsible for reversing years of decay and damage to the structure’s masonry and terra cotta surfaces. The brickwork required extensive repointing, cracked terra cotta had to be removed and replaced, balustrades required reconstruction and deteriorated stonework had to be replaced. It was imperative that original finishes be replicated and matched as accurately as possible. Learn more

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Eaton’s Neck Lighthouse

Eaton’s Neck Lighthouse is a brownstone lighthouse that’s been standing in a harsh and exposed environment for almost two and a quarter centuries on Huntington Bay and Long Island Sound, New York. The lighthouse was built in 1799, electrified in 1921. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and its site is a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) station. Learn more

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Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art, opened to the public in 1916. The original building, made of white Georgia marble, still stands as an excellent example of neoclassic design. Graciano cleaned the entire building, pointed, replaced marble, patched, installed dutchman, restored bronze work, installed storm windows and bird netting, and installed lead caps on all architectural features that protrude skyward, such as water tables, cornices and drip edges. Learn more

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Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House

The oldest performing arts center in America, the 100-year-old structure features a façade that incorporates extraordinary decorative detail in brick, polychrome terra cotta, granite and marble. Graciano performed significant rehabilitation of the masonry, terra cotta, stone and metal trim features on the building’s facades was also necessary to stabilize compromised brickwork, as well as replicate and reinstall missing stone elements that had been removed over the years. Learn more

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Belvedere Castle Central Park

Central Park Conservancy asked Graciano Corporation to restore Belvedere Castle from bedrock to rooftops — updating mechanicals and utilities and adding a state-of-the-art geothermal system, while preserving the castle’s historic charm. In this turnkey restoration project, the Graciano project management team oversaw the entire scope of work — not just the usual artistic historic restoration, but mechanical, utilities and interior construction as well. Learn more

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