455 Central Park West’s restoration was completed in 2005. Built by John Jacob Astor III in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital it lay in ruins for more than 25 years until the architectural firms of RKTB and Perkins Eastman were retained to restore and convert it into luxury housing. Jablonski Building Conservation was retained as building conservator and specified D/2 Biological Solution for removal of biological growth from the various facade stone and masonry substrates.