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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The developers broke ground on the Maxwell in January 2022, and received the temporary certificate of occupancy in June of this year. The building began welcoming residents in July, and is currently 70 percent leased on the market-rate side, with two affordable units occupied so far.
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