The interior would require a complete renovation — a prospect that didn't appeal to Mr. Saint-Arnaud, having just spent two years renovating the Ulster County house.
At a time when orchestras around the country are trying to push the boundaries of their programming, this seemed a supremely uncreative choice, a triumph of conductorial egotism and the desire for easy ticket sales over the prospect of renovation.
The present work aims at developing a methodology for the detection and monitoring of damage and fractures in building materials in the prospects of energetic renovation.
Another major issue Mr. Parr faces is the prospect of a renovation of Avery Fisher Hall.
Undaunted by the prospect of the renovation and the squatter in the attic of the house he coveted, Van Duysen purchased it and set to work.
For the hotels, renovation costs are high, without much prospect of making profits.
The buyers will have to spend millions on renovation, but Paul Massey, an agent, says that prospects are already in the wings.
Indeed, he said, one non-Catholic prospect said he would not contribute to the cathedral renovation, though he would give a like amount to Catholic Charities.
Staring at the prospect of losing the team, the state agreed to fund a renovation of the Devils' arena.
Faced with the prospect of costly renovations, the city now wants to make the closings permanent.
This summer, faced with the prospect of major renovations, the seminary on the edge of western Harlem announced that it would sell its air rights and bring in a developer to build a tower of luxury condominiums on its campus, a two-block-long complex built around a grassy quadrangle in the early 1900s.
