Monarco DiFrancesco
77 State St., Binghamton, NY 13901
Awarded to Bearcats Development principal Monarco DiFrancesco, Drew Peters and crew for the adaptive reuse of a commercial building at 77 State Street (Click image for larger view). This building dates to the late-19th century and had tenants ranging from a union hall, to tin smiths, Harris? Army-Navy and a stitching and embroidery shop. Bearcats Development and Tom Haines Quality Renovation completely sand blasted the exterior, repointed the brick and repainted it with an historically accurate Victorian color scheme. Bearcats Development completed the interior renovation. They removed the interior to the walls and subfloor and installed a Victorian era custom stone-faced bar made by Rufus T. Hall and Burns Masonry. The renovation also includes a new tin ceiling and a Victorian era fence around the back patio.



