Albert Stained Glass
235 St. Marks Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 783-8800
FAX (718) 783-6114
email brooklynglass@gmail.com

What we do
    Albert Stained Glass repairs and restores old stained glass, designs and makes new stained glass, makes glass and gemstone jewelry, and sells glass, tools and supplies to contractors, glass professionals and hobbyists.

History
   Albert Stained Glass was founded in Brooklyn in October 1990 by Albert Husted.  He remains the owner.  The first studio was directly under the Brooklyn Bridge. In August 2000, Albert moved the studio to Prospect Heights, near Grand Army Plaza (northern tip of Prospect Park near the Brooklyn Museum and the large Brooklyn Public Library).  The new studio is easy to reach by public transportation.  Click on the "Directions" link on our home page for maps and directions.  Before opening Albert Stained Glass, Husted owned a small studio in Manhattan specializing in fused glass.

Fused glass bowls by Albert.

Who we are
   Albert is a medium-sized studio with four full-time employees, several contract employees, and additional apprentices.  Our employee continuing education program is on-going to assure individual growth among our workers.  Armando Tlaseca, master craftsman, is head of the restoration/commission shop.  He has been with Albert for over a decade.  Jose Silva, also a master craftsman, is second in charge of the shop and is also manager of the retail glass department.  Fidel Silva graduated from apprentice to craftsman in 1999.  Our contract employees vary in skill from master craftsman to craftsman.  At this time, our apprentices have five or more years experience.  For information about traditional levels of expertise in glass shops, see our FAQs page.

Some of the projects Albert has done include:

St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church, NYC
869 Lexington Ave.  Restored nine transoms designed and fabricated by Gordon Guthrie and Henry Young and one vent by Charles Connick Studio.
Carnegie Hall, NYC
Restored stage door transom. 1865 landmark building. Visible from 56th Street.
Restored all poster box headers on 7th Avenue and on 56th Street.
Grand Central Station, NYC
Subcontractor for restored bent glass for South-facing clock.
Columbia University, NYC
Dormitory.  628 West 114th St.  Restored two large Victorian bay sidelights.  Attributed to Tiffany.



Koiwa Shion Church, Tokyo, Japan 
Fabricated four large round windows that are mounted in a gothic arch transom over one entrance. We combined traditional leaded glass with fused glass in an origami design.
Our Saviour (sic) Church, Lagos, Nigeria 
Fabricated six large Biblical scene windows, ten basket weave design windows and three large entrance transoms.
St. George’s Episcopal Church, Brooklyn
800 Marcy Ave.  Restored numerous, multi-light Tiffany Studio stencil painted quarry windows.
Made several new large window groups in the Tiffany style.


Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Newark
Designed and fabricated European-style, fully painted window.
St. Columba Roman Catholic Church, Newark
Restored belfry lancets and circular windows in this landmarked church for Apple Restoration of Brooklyn.
Montauk Club, Brooklyn
25 Eighth Ave. Restored 18 transoms and six large double-hung windows. Replaced missing glass by acquiring a special run of Kokomo Opalescent Glass Company’s "N" series amber/green glass. This 1889 Brooklyn landmark was designed by Francis Kimball.
Polytechnic-Woodward School, Brooklyn
First Street and Prospect Park.  Former Herbert Hubert mansion  Restored fifteen Tiffany Studio high-Victorian windows. One is a large curved stair landing window with multi-plates and copper filigree.
Bridge Street AWME Church, Brooklyn
277 Stuyvesant Ave.  Restored 20' figural window and 18 smaller Art Nouveau windows.   Original stained glass studio is unknown but some techniques used indicate a possibly they were made by a Tiffany or Lafarge trained craftsman.


Netivot Israel Temple, Brooklyn
1617 Ocean Parkway. Designed and fabricated twelve new windows depicting Tribes of Israel. Fused glass technique.
St. Francis of Paolo, Brooklyn
219 Conselyea Street.  Designed and fabricated seven nave windows, each with a painted saint medallion.
Inn at Irving Place, NYC
54-56 Irving Place. Restored skylight. Fabricated four new windows and replicated other windows and lamps.  Fabricated modern style transoms,  door panels and lanterns for Irving on Irving, the Inn's coffee shop.  
Church to apartment conversion, Brooklyn
Degraw & Clinton Streets. Restored eight & replicated eight additional church windows in landmark converted to residence.
Baccus, NYC
1375 First Ave.  Restored 60' transom wrapping entire store. Designed and fabricated new stained glass on the avenue side: restored stained glass on the street side.
Perazzo Funeral Home, NYC
Bleecker St.  Restored large entrance transom changing leaded glass word "Church" to 'Home" and restored other interior stained glass.
St. Thomas the Apostle, Queens
Woodhaven, NY.  Restored fifteen windows of Clement Heaten design.
Residence, Kingspoint, NY
Designed and fabricated 21-foot diameter dome skylight over grand foyer and two sidelights to entrance.
Religious retreat, Newington, CT
Fabricated figural window of The Lady of Guadalupe.

For complete information on any of these or other Albert projects, please email us.