LYNN DROBBIN & ASSOCIATES

ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
629 Fifth Avenue
Pelham, New York 10803

Professional Services include:

• Cultural Resource Surveys
• Environmental Assessments and Impact Statements for Cultural Resources
• Section 106 and Section 4(f) Evaluations
• Historic American Buildings Surveys (HABS)
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
• Design Review for Historic Properties
• ADA Compliance for Historic Resources
• National Register Nominations
• Construction Management for Historic Properties

LYNN DROBBIN has over 35 years of experience in architectural history, preservation planning and environmental review.  Lynn Drobbin founded the firm of Lynn Drobbin & Associates (LDA) in 1989 and has since that time, has contributed greatly to the documentation and preservation of the historic built environment in the tri-state metropolitan area. 
LDA has expertise in the historic architectural review and documentation of a variety of historic resources including amusement park rides, large scale art installations, public buildings, historic districts, ferry terminals, railroad and highway bridges, rail and subway stations, rail yards, and the expansion, restoration or the establishment of new rail and highway corridors.  LDA is certified as a WBE/DBE by many government agencies including Empire State Development, NYC, PANY&NJ, MTA, SCA, NJ TRANSIT, NYSDOT, ConnDOT, etc. 
LDA has extensive experience working with architects, engineers and construction managers on the rehabilitation of historic structures.  Skills include the ability to participate in the planning phases of design projects, assist in the writing of specifications and the interpretation of construction documents to ensure that historic preservation stipulations are met.  LDA has successfully completed the rehabilitation, adaptive re-use and ADA compliance for a variety of historic structures including the recently completed Rehabilitation of the Hoboken Ferry Terminal, a $120 million, 8-year-long project, completed in November 2011.  LDA has also conducted cultural resource analyses for many large environmental impact statements including the River Line LRT, Hudson-Bergen LRT, Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM), Lackawanna Cut-Off, NYS&W and many others.

Awards:

• Hoboken Ferry Terminal Rehabilitation: American Council of Engineering Companies of New York Engineering Excellence Award
• East 180th Street Station Rehabilitation, Bronx, NY: New York Landmarks Conservancy Preservation Award and the Award of Excellence from the Preservation League of New York State
• Rehabilitation of the Grant Avenue Railroad Bridge, Plainfield, NJ. American Council of Engineering Companies Award
• Poughkeepsie Station Parking Improvements.  Society of Military Engineers Excellence Award
• Rehabilitation of NJT Madison Railroad Station: NJ Historic Preservation Award
• Rehabilitation of Yonkers Metro-North Railroad Station: Preservation League of New York State
• Rehabilitation and Accessibility Improvements at Metro-North’s 125th Street Station: Awards from the New York Landmarks Conservancy, Construction News, New York State Preservation League, and American Institute of Architects. 
• National Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Award; US Department of Transportation & Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Award for Outstanding Achievement.

Presentations:

• The Rehabilitation of the NJ TRANSIT Hoboken Ferry Terminal: Progress and Preservation
• JUMP!!  The Rehabilitation of the Coney Island Parachute Jump.
• The Restoration of Passenger Service on the Camden & Amboy Line
• The Rehabilitation of Metro North’s 125th Street Station and the Park Avenue Viaduct
• Historic Railroad Stations: Reuse and Reality