Plans were revealed last night for the seven-story building, sheathed in a bronze rainscreen, proposed for the northwest corner of Sixth Avenue and White Street. / 5 comments
Plus: A peek inside Augustine; Municipal Building cupola tour; checking in on Ward III's progress; learn to shuck from an expert; new Broadway storefront; new lighting store.
Plus: The former Matsugen space is going to be a three-level store; digging out dirt on Leonard; townhouse renovation (and enlargement); "Lost Jazz Shrines" concert; Transportation Alternatives street fair to involve artisanal food; event space with piano. / 2 comments
The Dreaded Drill of Destruction has been spotted at the northwest corner of White St. and Sixth Ave. Here's an idea of what's going to be built there.
According to the preliminary design, the eight-story single-family mansion soon to be under construction at Canal and Washington will be clad in a glass-brick rainscreen. Rendering this way.... / 1 comment
Because no lot must go unbuilt, and every building four stories or less must be torn down. / 1 comment
The plans call for two more stories and a bulkhead, taking it from 39.5 feet to 62 feet, along with a Skyframe penthouse and a Greenscreen in back.
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