319 Washington Street Project Overview

AAWD Inc. offered its commercial window and door installation services on 319 Washington Street in Hoboken, NJ which is a downtown commercial location situated in the Central Business & Washington Street Historical District, one of the architecturally important historical districts of Hudson County. This particular project entailed offering by AAWD a solution in the form of windows and doors that would not only satisfy the performance specifications required by modern building codes but also be in line with the guidelines for historic preservation in Hoboken. AAWD is your trusted choice for any commercial fenestration work in tri-state area. Call 800-495-8175.

The Setting: Washington Street and Hoboken’s Historic Commercial Corridor

The Washington Street in Hoboken is the city’s commercial thoroughfare – a mile-and-a-half stretch of road running north to south through Hoboken, and serving as the principal shopping street and the commercial artery of one of the most dense and architecturally interesting municipalities in the state of New Jersey.
The connection between architecture and Hoboken is a special and well-known one. Hoboken houses a rich architectural palette in its buildings and commercial property – brick, brownstone and low rise masonry architecture built as long ago as late 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th century – which creates the city’s image and attractiveness for the people and businesses that choose Hoboken because of its unique architecture in comparison with neighboring cities.
This unique connection is embodied in the existence of the Central Business & Washington Street Historical District, the stretch of the street from the Observer Highway to the 14th Street. Within the historical district all the properties, including the property on the 319 Washington Street, fall under the design review jurisdiction of the Hoboken Historic Preservation Commission (HPC), the organization that evaluates the proposed changes in building appearance with respect to certain criteria for preservation of the historic character of the corridor.
For the purpose of fenestration work this means that the choice of windows and doors becomes more than a technical issue of selection of appropriate fenestration products and installation procedure.

The Building: A Downtown Commercial Address in a Historic Setting

319 Washington Street is located on a downtown Hoboken street block between 3rd and 4th Streets – right in the center of the Central Business District, which is where the commercial presence of Washington Street is most vibrant. The building is situated within the Historic District, surrounded by brick and masonry commercial buildings that are over a hundred years old.
The storefronts of the building – formerly the site of a popular quick service restaurant chain – comprise the principal fenestration connection between the building and Washington Street. Storefront windows at the ground level in the Historic District are some of the most scrutinized fenestration components due to their direct influence on the pedestrian experience of the corridor.
According to the guidance of Hoboken Historic Preservation Commission, regarding storefront windows and glass, it is critical to preserve the visual rhythm of the historic streetscape – proportionate transom windows, coordinated sill heights relative to neighboring buildings, and glass that complements the pre-war commercial building character of the corridor.