Thursday, October 14, 2021

[Updated] Packing up the Urban Umbrella around Cooper Union

Photos by Steven

Updated 10/17: Turns out workers are expanding the sidewalk bridge to the west... there are NOT removing it.

Workers have started to remove the Urban Umbrella scaffolding from around Cooper Union's Foundation Building  ... 
It took several weeks back in the spring to get all this assembled around the landmarked building... it will likely take them just as long to pack up... 
Not sure how much work took place here. Permits pointed to a "renovation at the fourth floor."

The more aesthetically pleasing Urban Umbrella, made of recycled steel and translucent plastic panel, made its first NYC appearance in the fall of 2017.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sure came in handy during the rain.

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad to read this. I was worried that this scaffolding would be up for YEARS like with so many other buildings.
phew!

Anonymous said...

scaffolding on every block sometimes both sides of the street - its one big cage.

brucet said...

You might want to update this post - the workers seem to be extending the scaffolding, rather than removing it. It now reaches to the Citibike rack on the west side and all the way to Astor Place on the north.