The design draws from the unique architectural details and expresses the character of the art deco 1939 Brooklyn co-op building.  If you look in the center of the design you will see the building, shown with a stone torch finial that are present on the rooftop parapet.  The elongated swirls on both sides of the artwork represent the beautiful and majestic sycamore trees that canopy Westminster Road.  The tall shapes behind the swirls depicts the New York City skyline in the distance.  The floral motifs with leaves at the  bottom corners represent the grounds of the property with it’s lush gardens.  At the top of the plaque, is the bright noon sun shining down with it’s ray.  The middle shell/fan design, the swirls, chevron and flowers are all art deco elements found on the original decorative stones on the building,  and the dripping elaborate deco motifs on the ceiling of the ornate lobby.  In order to create a stone from a paper design, a woodcarver must create a wood panel relief.  Although hand carving is a dying art, we thankfully found someone in Brooklyn who could take on the project.  Tamer and Tamer of Brooklyn has the capability to do the carving completely mechanically by their 3-D computerized carver.  However, they decided to carve it the old fashioned way.  Once completed, the panel will then go to the stone mason who will create four stones to be placed in the brick piers of our front entry.  Due to damage, the front piers and walls had to be rebuilt. The new improved front entry includes; adding the deco stone to the piers, replacing the wall planters with a clean slate of coping, shatter-resistant globe lighting, and new stone caps on the piers.