These buildings are called taxpayers. People holding on to the land as an investment.
1 Like
Thatâs true, but their comes a time when they should be redeveloped. The time has come for these eyesores.
Scores of these eyesores are owned by the Estate of Sol Goldman/Soleil Management. They are an anathema, as they largely donât develop this garbage which detracts from many neighborhoods.
3 Likes
This is the website for Goldmanâs property firm, Solil. They have more crap than a waste treatment plant in Bombay.
1 Like
What color are the aluminum panels really? On the render they look an odd beige/tan tone, (kind of like One Pace Plaza) but on the update images of the actually pieces they look more gray, which I do prefer over the tan hue.
Either way, Iâll wait to âfullyâ judge, but this one ainât it lol.
2 Likes
They looked quite gray to me lol
1 Like
Well, here are some addâl photos from a different camera, and you can judge the color for yourself. Iâd call it a slightly warm gray.
But can we talk about the big blank wall? Ew!
11 Likes
I would describe those facade panels as being âlight greyâ (vertical sections) and âdark greyâ (horizontal sections). I am wondering what material is used to make the panels.
I do not think they are those cheep hollow extruded aluminum panels often used on low budget facades.
My guess is they are solid prefabricated stone panels; that is my best guess judging from the photos posted.
The is one of those generic ânice-lookin-enoughâ buildings that are done more often than not; I like it mostly for being modernist architecture.
I am nearly certain this buildingâs cladding (see photo) is made of hollow extruded aluminum panels; and they look like solid stone - so it is hard to tell sometimes.
They arenât stone, they âareâ aluminum panels. I also wouldnât say extruded aluminum curtain wall panels are used only in low budget facades, they are used universally, cheap/expensive projects alike.
The wavy angular cladding on 111 Varick is concrete panels.
@rbrome I also think they are plain gray but they definitely have more of a warm tone than a neutral one, itâs just determinate with the weather conditions on how it looks.
1 Like
Yeah, Iâm 99.5% sure theyâre just metal panels. The color and texture are perfectly even and smooth. So if itâs stone, that was money wasted to just come out looking like metal panels.
1 Like
True Rbrome. Those are very even consistent colors & texture.
I think the difference between the hollow metal panels and solid stone is quite apparent when viewed in-person. I may need to visit the site myself to test my theory. 
Itâd be impossible for the bottom to be stone either way as rbrome said, they are perfectly uniform. Any type of stone facade would never be perfectly uniform because thats absolutely impossible due to the color differences, striations, veining, etc. Even concrete isnât uniform in appearance in itâs best application.
The different polishing options available with different metal cladding also always makes it easy to differentiate stone and metal because they do not reflect light the same.
Call it what it is: a boring, unattractive building. All the more so compared to the nearby buildings.
2 Likes
Welcome to the modern world: Tacky, cheap, forgettable
Its everywhere in our society. Just look at cars, theyâve all looked the same for 20 years.
This applies to every age and every place.
1 Like
Guess they cheaped out on the limestone panels? I honestly cant tell, they look the same as the panels on the base portion but seem to be being installed like those at 77 Greenwich and 300 E 41st St.
Iâm afraid those are metal panels
2 Likes
Lol, well I guess your metaphorically gray comment is quite correct then even though limestone probably wouldnât have bettered much .
1 Like