I assume that these will be redeveloped and that the developer already owned No. 833. They’re all nice except for 831, which is hideous.
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ugggh horrible if they get rid of those beautiful brownstone… whole district should be landmarked
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Yes, please redevelop this block with some quality limestone design. Maybe a Stern or Pennoyer residential building.
Most of these Madison Ave. blocks have been butchered with storefronts and weird alterations, and aren’t very attractive. I would love to see new residentials on the remaining butchered blocks along Madison from 60th to 96th.
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Beyond the lost ornate architectecture, the double-height retail strips are such a hallmark of this famous stretch of Madison and once they’re gone, they’re not coming back.
Also this is a quality retail block with a fine-grained urban street wall (things that make a city dynamic and interesting), even a beautiful Stern building wouldn’t be a proper replacement.
I mean, look at this block!!:
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And now look directly across the street. (Perhaps an example of the absolute bestest we could hope for as a replacement, but most likely won’t reach this ideal)
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Which one is more beautiful, dynamic, and exciting? While I really like the classical and imposing look of the latter, for me it’s the former that fulfills all these attributes and creates the memorable “wow” urban moment. I don’t want lose that.
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Another look one block north, to showcase more of the finely grained, double-height retail unique and characteristic of the area.
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Another look one block south, to show more of the very nice, but no-where-near-as-exciting streetwall we would get (again, being hopeful for a Stern replacement).
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Overall the three-block stretch becomes a much less exciting, less memorable and less interesting to actually walk along… but heyyy, a potential Stern (hopefully) high-rise to appreciate from far away!!
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Nicely done streetscaper. I agree.
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