Binghamton Architectural Firm to Renovate Downtown Building

A property on Court Street in downtown Binghamton will soon be renovated by an architectural business that recently moved into the building.

Michael Lombardini and Corey Layton, the founding partners of L2 Studio Architecture, are planning a major makeover of the three-story structure at 134 Court Street.

The firm acquired the property for $165,000 last June. The building, which was constructed in 1866, had previously been owned by The Landmark Church.

Layton said the first phase of the planned renovation project calls for repointing the brick exterior. That work is expected to be done this summer.

The offices of the architectural firm have occupied the first floor of the building for the past several months.

The second and third floors of the building are two be transformed into a pair of three-bedroom apartments. Those floors, which may not have been occupied for decades, were gutted by previous owners.

The project is eligible for state and federal tax credits because of the historic nature of the building.

Details of the planned renovations will be outlined for members of the city's Commission on Architecture and Urban Design at its Tuesday afternoon meeting.

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