Well, except that it's gone. Per Bobby William's shot yesterday...
Meanwhile, at the
Post yesterday,
Steve Cuozzo checked in on several high-profile projects around the city... "We gave owners, brokers, p.r. reps and inside moles a chance to share good news about the following projects, representing billions of dollars of private investment, some bolstered by public subsidies."
He couldn't find any good news about the projects including at 51 Astor Place, which he notes is being built entirely on spec. So the incoming 430,000 square-foot building remains tenantless for now...
And, as you know, it will look like this some day.
Meanwhile, EV Grieve reader Terry Howell shared these photos with us... the first is from Jan. 27, 2011...
And this is from Friday...
We echo Terry's feelings about the building:
"I have watched the demolition of the former Cooper Union building with mixed feelings,
mostly deep grief for the loss of the trees. The building itself was
meh but I was used to it and I fear what will replace it."
Previously on EV Grieve:
51 Astor Place demolition begins July 1; 17 months to build new black-glass tower
East Village — the new Midtown?
Workers chopping down the trees at 51 Astor Place