The Astor Place Tower (Sculpture for Living), New York

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The Astor Place Tower, also known as Sculpture for Living, is a distinctive modern residential high-rise in Manhattan’s East Village, recognized for its curving glass façade and prominent presence at Astor Place.

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instanceOf condominium building ⓘ
high-rise building ⓘ
modernist building ⓘ
residential skyscraper ⓘ
alternateName Sculpture for Living ⓘ
architect Charles Gwathmey ⓘ
Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects ⓘ
architecturalStyle Modernism ⓘ
contemporary glass tower ⓘ
buildingType residential condominium ⓘ
cityDistrict Lower Manhattan ⓘ
completionDate 2004 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 2002 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
developer Related Companies ⓘ
Sculpture for Living LLC ⓘ
façadeFeature blue-green curtain wall ⓘ
curving glass façade ⓘ
hasAmenity doorman ⓘ
fitness center ⓘ
on-site parking ⓘ
resident storage ⓘ
hasBalconies no continuous balconies, primarily sheer glass walls ⓘ
hasNickname Sculpture for Living ⓘ
height approximately 270 feet ⓘ
approximately 82 meters ⓘ
intersection Astor Place ⓘ
surface form: Astor Place and Lafayette Street
locatedInBorough Manhattan ⓘ
locatedInCity New York City ⓘ
locatedInNeighborhood East Village ⓘ
location Astor Place ⓘ
material glass ⓘ
steel ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Astor Place subway station ⓘ
Cooper Union Foundation Building ⓘ
The Public Theater ⓘ
notableFor distinctive curved glass design ⓘ
prominent presence at Astor Place ⓘ
numberOfFloors 21 ⓘ
numberOfResidentialUnits approximately 39 ⓘ
openingDate 2004 ⓘ
streetAddress 445 Lafayette Street ⓘ
use residential ⓘ
retail at ground level ⓘ
view East Village ⓘ
Greenwich Village ⓘ
downtown Manhattan skyline ⓘ
zoning residential with ground-floor commercial ⓘ

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