Tag Archives: #new_building

Quiet spots & city bustle

Scaffolds are covering the quiet areas in this part of the city.
Rocky’s Pizza (Graziano, not Balboa) is under attack from construction next door. The good news: that blue is striking, and workers from the site are having pizza for lunch.
The gold dome in the first picture is the Met Life (I think) insurance building. The other two? The top of the Byzantine church around 34th & 2nd.
The Brooklyn invasion is not just on the UES. It’s also at 26th & 2nd.
Mixed “media” landscape with some interesting approaches to how an what to build. There’s lots of construction and lots of empty retail around.

Modern/ist

The lines and textures of this new HQ (relatively) for the Brearley School are very pleasing.

The eye enjoys this facade because it is dynamic. At least, that is my take on this subject.

There are conscientious touches like a green sustainable rooftop where students participate in planting. This makes Brearley a LEED Gold teaching facility.

The building design is the work of KPBM Architects. It was completed in 2019 as an expansion meant to link the building at 610 East 83rd with the new structure at 590.