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Published on 10/7/08
Published on 10/7/08
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1 The Lucida
Architects Cook + Fox prove that practical + green can equal modern + clean on the UES.
2 40 Bond
Its chunky green windows are so gorgeous that we want to lick them. And if it weren’t for the fussy inspired-by-graffiti iron gates, this East Village gem would be No. 1.
3 Blue
Maybe it’s because it reminds us of a refreshing drink of water, but this Lower East Side azure upshoot is a relaxing addition to a chaotic patch of skyline.
John B. Moore
Wed, Oct 17, 07, at 1:55pm
Just curious - you award the Lucida top spot for condos. Okay, it hasn't been built yet - doesn't something, anything, have to actually be VISIBLE to be a SIGHT? If you can't SEE it how can it be a SIGHT? Also - the wonderfully artistic picture you have of the as yet UNSEEN Lucida pictures the giant edifice as if it was sitting on a leafy, pastoral corner in Greenwich, Ct., not the corner of 86th and Lex., where it will contribute to the urban blight of giant highrises blotting out what little sunlight reaches us poor molocks below.
Did you write this after those cocktails at Tavern on the Green?
One place you should have checked out is the Lucida sales office a block down on Lexington that is manned by seven foot runway models and looks like an upscale massage parlor. At least it fits in with the neighborhood.
