Commercial Substantially complete 2026

Storefront stucco repair & decorative finish — Stuyvesant Plaza

Hirsch Construction Corp. (GC) for a national mattress retailer · 1475 Western Avenue, Albany, NY

Subcontractor to the general contractor

The storefront columns and band before the stucco repair and decorative finish, August 2026

Scope

Repair of the existing storefront stucco, CMU and EIFS at a plaza tenant space, two site-matched decorative finish colors, and a change order for additional finish-coat areas — billed through the GC's Procore requisitions with COI compliance managed through the GC's insurance portal.

Challenge: A retail schedule with other trades in the storefront, insurance requirements written for a national program, and colors that had to match samples approved on site.
Solution: Finish samples matched and approved in the field, work sequenced around the storefront glazing, and certificates issued with every additional insured the program required.
Result: Base scope and change order complete; exterior punch list scheduled with the tenant for mid-September 2026.

Photos

2 photographs — before, during and after. Click any photo to enlarge.

Storefront elevation at the plaza, August 2026

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