Sometimes clients walk into our showroom knowing exactly what kind of bricks they want — and sometimes they leave having gone in a completely different direction! When the owner of this Edgewater property first came to us looking for masonry to clad his new multifamily development, he asked after modular black brick. How’d he end up with a brown, utility-size Interstate Brick? Well…
Salesman Brent produced a number of helpful spreadsheets comparing the estimated cost of materials & labor for several different sizes and colors of brick. For example, bigger bricks are more expensive per piece, but you need fewer of them, and the bricklaying process moves a lot faster. Black brick, white brick, and grey brick are ultra-popular right now, but due to the higher amount of pigments needed to produce them, they tend to be more expensive than a buff, brown, or red brick.
Once ownership reviewed the numbers, the choice was clear: “Bronzestone” utility brick was the perfect combination of affordable, high-quality, and stylish! It’s easy to see why this gorgeous color is so popular throughout Chicago, especially when the sunshine highlights its pleasing mix of flashed tones.
LOCATION: Edgewater, Chicago
ARCHITECT: Laszlo Simovic Architects
DEVELOPER: Garner Development Inc.
GC: Art Masonry Construction
PRODUCT SUPPLIED: Interstate Brick
