The Real Deal New York

Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners is an architecture firm in New York City that specializes in restoring and preserving historic landmarks. It is also known by its acronym, BBB. John Beyer, the late Richard Blinder, and John Belle founded the firm in 1968. The firms restoration projects have included Grand Central Terminal, the Frick Collection at 70th Street and Fifth Avenue, the Empire State Building, and Harlems Apollo Theater. Since 2001, BBB has been working on the upgrade of the 50-year-old TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport. Beyer Blinder Belle staff members tend to spend years researching old photographs and plans and scientifically analyzing building materials covered by layers of dirt and grime to piece together what old buildings were originally meant to look like. -TA