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I walked by here last week. It looks plain but not ugly from a distance. You have to be pretty close to it to appreciate the detailing.
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I love this building, but I’m dismayed that something beautiful was razed to make way for it. This area has so many gorgeous buildings, but there’s also a decent amount of crap that should be razed.
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With construction almost complete there are many photos of the interiors available online. This is a kitchen with a view. Here’s another example of a sheetrock ceiling rather than plaster over concrete slab; not sure why they choose one type of interior finish over the other, but they often differ.
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Dropped ceiling is popular because it leaves room for custom wiring for lights, automation, etc.
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Yes, with the concrete slab one can not move lighting fixtures around, run wires, so that’s good. However, that means taking off about one foot in ceiling height as a trade-off: I guess if the ceiling heights are ample - the dropped sheetrock ceiling is best option. There must also be a considerable cost factor: most simply skim coat the concrete ceiling slab, then paint: done.
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Yes Robert, it seems the people who own the crap like it. Cann’t force those that own crap to sell even though it would better the city. On the other hand the city needs short buildings to give breathing room to the areas of the city with skyscrapers. Ecomonically it would make no sense to replace a 4 or 5 story building with another of the same height.
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Plus you have property owned by trusts etc. that have no need to sell as long as rent income pays for expenses and gives a modest profit.
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I realize that, but it’s a shame when garbage remains. It detracts from NYC.
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Such buildings need just to be restored, or a light recladding…
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thank god, looks like the south side will be covered up after all.
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