York Hunter breaks ground on new condo project. (Design and Development).York Hunter has broken ground on the new Greenwich Street apartments, a $14 million loft condominium condominium In modern property law, individual ownership of one dwelling unit within a multidwelling building. Unit owners have undivided ownership interest in the land and those portions of the building shared in common. project in Greenwich Village Greenwich Village (grĕn`ĭch), residential district of lower Manhattan, New York City, extending S from 14th St. to Houston St. and W from Washington Square to the Hudson River. featuring a large, architecturally detailed glass curtain wall curtain wall Nonbearing wall of glass, metal, or masonry attached to a building's exterior structural frame. After World War II, low energy costs gave impetus to the concept of the tall building as a glass prism, an idea originally put forth by Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies facade. Designed by Archi-tectonics, the project includes the adaptive reuse Adaptive reuse is the process of adapting old structures for new purposes. When the original use of a structure changes or is no longer required, as with older buildings from the industrial revolution, architects have the opportunity to change the primary function of the of a former six-story warehouse with the addition of a four-story penthouse, and a new 11-story building next door. A central lobby and elevator bank will serve the entire building. The glass curtain wall steps back at intervals coming or happening with intervals between; now and then. See also: Interval and wraps around the side and top of the renovated brick warehouse structure, creating an architecturally unique building. To foster a more active Street and ease the transition from a former industrial neighborhood to an integrated residential neighborhood, an art gallery and retail space will be incorporated on the ground floor. "The new loft spaces will make incredible homes," said Steve Colao, executive vice president with York Hunter Construction Services. "The unique design of the building, along with the retail and gallery space on the building's ground floor will greatly enhance the look and feel of the neighborhood." When completed in the Spring of 2002, the building will have 26 open or "raw" loft units ranging in size from 1,500 to 4,000 SF. Residents at the Greenwich Street Apartments will enjoy Hudson River Hudson River River, New York, U.S. Originating in the Adirondack Mountains and flowing for about 315 mi (507 km) to New York City, it was named for Henry Hudson, who explored it in 1609. Dutch settlement of the Hudson valley began in 1629. views from their loft, or from the landscaped rooftop garden. The four-story, glass and steel penthouse was designed to feel particularly open, with large tree-like columns on the inside supporting the space. |
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