Monday, May 6, 2013

I can't stop taking photos of 51 Astor Place



I know. I know! There is some sort of life force within the new building that compels me to take out a camera every time I walk by... (And I've tried taking different routes...)

Oh, and the front entrance and public plaza are shaping up...







Now I want to go inside. (Via 51AP's official renderings)



10 comments:

ahoy polloi said...

man, this thing is ugly, intrusive, dominates the area and is reminiscent of how corporations have taken over everything.

but it's better than a public bike rack....er something.

Anonymous said...

The fact that it has captured you photographically must mean it has something.

Sad that that nice stone bench will soon get scraped and stained by skateboards. :(

pinhead said...

People also take pictures of train wrecks and Lindsay Lohan.

Gojira said...

Hideous. Cold, unwelcoming, featureless, bland, interchangeable, sterile, absolutely no redeeming features whatsoever. In the immortal words of Raymond Chandler, (this thing) "sticks out like spats at an Iowa picnic".

Dave - Everywhere said...

The Death Star - still the best description.

Anonymous said...

It's like a giant bottle of lysol! Do those vents spray out some sort of sterilizer as people walk by?

Anonymous said...

Dave, where is Luke Skywalker when you need him?

Anonymous said...

All that and a citibike rack. The East Village is getting classier by the day.

tyjk said...

and i can't stop barfing

Mark said...

I think you mean "death force."