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Posted by Jeannie Choe | 31 Jul 2007
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Is this a sign of urban landscapes to come? A new building at 804 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan rests its two top floors comfortably atop an older building that may as well be shrugging its shoulders and saying, "Eh." Either the developer failed to obtain rights to demolish the submissive structure, or this design was part of the plan all along. For now, it's somewhat of an anomaly here, but trends can't start without precedents, right?
thanks bryman!
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There's actually a similar building out on Classon Avenue in Prospect Heights so perhaps we'll see more of these... symbiotic... developer projects.
These kinds of structures are somewhat common in Tallinn, Estonia (where I'm living at the moment). Estonians are both proud of their cultural heritage and forward-looking, so they're all about building new on top of and around old. I like it.
check out single speeds mixed use building. They combined a funeral home with a rather modern structure to create a new living area. in porter square boston ma
The address is 802 9th Ave.
It is a project designed by Cleanroom inc.
No air rights were bought, the owner built it "as of right".
The "entire" structure is owned by the same individual.
Check out 802 9th Ave. now. That little helpless building is looking pretty proud these days.
http://cleanroom.wordpress.com/
802 9th Ave has come a long way after a 8 month stop work order from the DOB.
http://cleanroom.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/802-9th-avenue-just-weeks-from-completion/