When it comes to the great architects of the 20th century, most people will recognize the name Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright himself would probably agree with that assessment but he was also quoted as saying that Ralph Thomas Walker was “the only other honest architect in America.” Walker was born in Connecticut in 1889 and […]
This “ugly duckling” of a construction site is about to turn into one of the prettiest buildings in Manhattan! Continue reading
It’s been a long, strange trip for 45 Park Place to arrive in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood. Continue reading
In 2013, St. John’s University sold the building at 101 Murray Street in Tribeca to a trio of developers: Steven Witkoff, Howard Lorber, and Fisher Brothers. With a price of $223 million, plans to recreate the block as a luxury residential tower put it among the highest amount developers had ever paid for buildable land in downtown Manhattan. Continue reading
In 2007, New York-based luxury condominium and hotel developer the Alexico Group purchased the land at 56 Leonard Street in Tribeca from the New York Law School for $150 million. Continue reading
The buildings of Manhattan tends to invoke a particular feeling. Classic beauty and form. Iconic structure. Urban elegance. Every so often, however, a new building rises in the skyline that gives Manhattan a new dimension. Continue reading
I’m a great movie buff, and a great lover of Manhattan architecture.
In the Hollywood classic Winner Take All, James Cagney’s character sends his beloved a postcard from New York featuring The Woolworth Building. Continue reading
Walking by a construction site in Midtown Manhattan the other day, I took a few snapshots: Continue reading
How many total buildings are in Manhattan? The short (but correct) answer is – nobody knows.
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The career of Zaha Hadid (1950 – 2016), one of the greatest, truly revolutionary architects of twentieth and twenty first centuries, span a little over thirty-five years. Continue reading