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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Predicate Object
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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Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects notableWork The Astor Place Tower (Sculpture for Living), New York