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)



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10 comments:

  1. ahoy polloiMay 6, 2013 at 8:46 AM

    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.

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  2. AnonymousMay 6, 2013 at 8:57 AM

    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. :(

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  3. pinheadMay 6, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    People also take pictures of train wrecks and Lindsay Lohan.

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  4. GojiraMay 6, 2013 at 9:48 AM

    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".

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  5. Dave - EverywhereMay 6, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    The Death Star - still the best description.

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  6. AnonymousMay 6, 2013 at 1:42 PM

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

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  7. AnonymousMay 6, 2013 at 2:20 PM

    Dave, where is Luke Skywalker when you need him?

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  8. AnonymousMay 6, 2013 at 4:39 PM

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

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  9. tyjkMay 6, 2013 at 8:53 PM

    and i can't stop barfing

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  10. MarkMay 9, 2013 at 7:06 PM

    I think you mean "death force."

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