Who is Boton?
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Who is Boton? Apparently my autocorrect (German English) was faster than me, that actually happens very rarely. Beton is the German word for concrete in English.
Apparently I am and was too busy with my inventory today and just wanted to distract myself for a moment. Counting postcards and old photos of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and other cities, that’s work.
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Nice little project, looks good.
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Nice update,
feel free to do it more often.
Thank you @007
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I was just now looking at 520 5th Avenue; then came over to this thread and notice a ‘slight’ difference in the quality of the curtain wall design. This is a good comparison on how much more substantial the facade of 520 5th is compared to this facade.
This building at 111 Willoughby looks fine; but the curtain wall/facade is about a bare-bones, and flimsy as one can get: it is called ‘Value Engineering’.
My only hope is the general public can appreciate the “value” in value engineering - 520 5th is HIGH VALUE. 
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looks like abolitionist place is almost ready to open
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Another lovely blank wall. I guess that counts as contextual? Still, I’ll miss the block that was.
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Brooklyn in a nutshell. New building next to crap.
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I’d argue the new building is the crap here. Not only because it’s next to Raph Walker’s lovely art-deco 365 Bridge St, but because I’m still bitter over the loss of the buildings that use to occupy this spot.
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I like the architectural design here - but “nothing fancy”.
Here is a good example of “floor-to-ceiling” windows. I know is a quibble; but so often windows that have a sill height of about one or two feet above the floor are referred to as Floor-to-Ceiling.
Yes, this building is nothing fancy - as Alemel says here - but those Floor-to Ceiling windows is a feature many people really like.
NEW YORK | 111 Willoughby Street | 434 FT | 40 FLOORS - #24 by Alemel?
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Regarding the term Floor-to-Ceiling Windows. Here is an example to illustrate my point. I have posted below a quote from a NY POST article describing the Floor-to-ceiling windows at the Skyline Tower in LIC - and that statement is posted directly below a photo of windows at about 2 feet above the floor. 
Quote - “Designed for luxury living, the penthouse features a corner living room with wraparound floor-to-ceiling windows, filling the space with natural light and wide views of cityscape.” - End Quote
The building at 111 Willoughby rates a solid GOOD on my rating scale of Good/Better/Best - partly because it has TRUE floor-to-ceiling windows. My apologies for being a bit pedantic on that point. 
BTW - I have 2 post on this topic. Click on my infoshare tag above to see all my previous comments/links/photos.
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