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Uraniumfish
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Stunning NYC architecture

Somebody made a list of some of the prettiest new buildings around. Which ones have you checked out yet?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_nyobserver/best-of-2010-new-yorks-most-eye-popping-architecture-of-the-year?bouchon=501,ny
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
Interesting website. That building on West End Avenue was a real eye-opener.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
The Brooklyn Bridge Park is the only one I've really checked out; I'm a big fan.

The Frank Gehry is something I want to see, even if pictures are on the scary side.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
I took another look at the website and like this building: 535 West End Avenue.

Lucien LeGrange designed it. It is unfortunate that he went bankrupt before the project ended.

If you took a look at the building, you would think it has a lot of apartments in it, but in reality, there are only 12 apartments in the entire building. And these apartments take up only a floor or two. So I wonder what is in the rest of the building.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I'm still a sucker for the Art Deco buildings on Park Avenue in the mid 50's and 60's. I think the Deco buildings are truly emblematic of "my" New York - love 'em!
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
Ha; Art Deco makes me think of Miami.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@ajadedidealist: From my reading about it, I believe Art Deco came from Paris.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@hhusted Ha, good point. I'm still picturing Miami Beach, though.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Yeah, okay, art deco-- I appreciate it too, but I wouldn't build anything new in art deco style. I mean, let it go already, ya know? I happen to like Lucien LeGrange's work, and he has had no end of trouble in this city, getting past local boards and whatnot.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
LaGrange has done some impressive things for sure.

I don't think anyone was saying Art Deco isn't something of a historical movement?
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Didn't mean to sound grouchy there, BroadwayBK. Just saying that Art Deco doesn't have to be the only style emblematic of NYC, and I really like the newer styles of architecture and find them just as emblematic of this place.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
Wow that 535 West End Avenue development is seriously gorgeous! old world NY with new world luxuries.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish Ahhhh. Agreed; I think Art Deco is emblematic of Paris, if anything. But I'm still seeing Miami.

@uptowngirl I like how they call that building "neauvou prewar." Wonder if it lets in the light any better than an actual prewar apartment?
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
I'm actually quite keep on Jean Nouvel's stuff and found that Chelsea building of his lovely in person.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
I agree with Uraniumfish. Art Deco isn't the only type of architecture in the city of NY. There are many buildings in NYC that are beautiful looking.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK I live in a pre-war building just checked it dates back to 1941 and because my apartment faces east I get a lot of sun.. I couldnt live without it.. the sun is what makes NYC winters somewhat bearable.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: Are you back in NYC, because your post gives the impression you are here now. Otherwise, it is always good to get a lot of sun. So living in a building where your apartment faces the sun is good for you. It does have its pros and cons.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@uptowngirl Are you high up? I have been in a few pre-war apartments, and I wouldn't describe them as very dark - more like lacking in direct sunlight.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@uptowngirl If a building is described as pre-war, doesn't that mean it went up in 1939, before WWII? That's what I always thought.

@everyone I live in a pre-war building that went up in '31, and I understand what you mean about the lack of light. Our apartment isn't exactly dark, but I can't tell what sort of day it is without going to the window and craning my head to see what color the sky is. It's strange because there are tons of windows but less light than you'd expect. But unlike any of the other apartments we looked at in Park Slope, this one is incredibly spacious, with high ceilings - which are some of the best pre-war apartment qualities.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps I really don't know what the classification is but I guess it was built during the War hence it gets put into the category of pre-war. However it does have the requisite war time accoutrements like bomb shelters!
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK No we are not high up on a low floor but two rooms face the river and get direct sunlight while the bedroom is a bit deprived.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
I suppose I can't complain about how pre-wars fail to let in the light. My own apartment doesn't even have a window in the living room. I'd likely be better off in one of those enormous pre-war buildings. My building is a row house, but it was built in the twenties, I think. I somehow doubt that row houses are classified as "pre-war."
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Everybody: When you say the building was built "pre-war," the question is which war?
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@hhusted good point ! but I think they generally mean World War II
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: My super told me the other day that the building I live in now was built 100 years ago. That means it was built before WWI. Interesting.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@hhusted so then you live in a Pre-War building ..
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I love the Metropolitan Tower (an example of Neo-Deco, as it were - it's meant to look like an old-fashioned cruise ship on the inside, and looks like a glass triangle on the outside) on 57th Street. It's absolutely gorgeous!
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: Yeah, maybe pre-pre-war? :)
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
I'm a sucker for the row houses, et al that line the Irving Place area and the West Village.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@JenMac ooh yes, the Inn at Irving Place has to be one of the most romantic locales in NYC.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
If the property is built right, row houses can have their charm.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
Oooh, what is this place, uptowngirl? I want to go to there!
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@JenMac Here's the link http://www.innatirving.com/ many years ago on one of my nyc trips I met an awfully cute guy who managed the place and gave me a tour and I fell in love with the place
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
OOOh, it's the place over Pure Food and Wine! It looks so lovely! Thanks uptown!
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
I took a look at the place at the website you provided Uptowngirl, and all I can say is "Wow." What an incredible beautiful place.
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