Comments on: Judging New Buildings – New York University Building on 1300 block of L Street, NW

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:29:02 +0000

Did you really expect that anyone would build lower than max height in that area? That would be financially irresponsible. Warning to anyone else in the neighborhood with at risk windows: they will all be gone in the next several years as builders seek to maximize space in a booming yet limited area. NYU is acknowledging that by limiting its own exposure to the issue, as presumably the building next door will itself be rebuilt to maximize square footage sometime relatively soon.

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:39:54 +0000

It’s not even halfway finished. The part tht will really be visible from the street hasn’t even been built.

By: bgluckman

bgluckman — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:30:10 +0000

I love one block over on 11th and L, and I hate this thing. It’s a squat glass box trying to pretend it’s something more than bland and forgettable.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 02:43:26 +0000

Ticked off law office? Sounds like a good start to me.

By: austindc

austindc — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:48:59 +0000

And then someone built another crappy LEED building on top of the forgotten cemetery and it got haunted big time.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:40:33 +0000

Yeah, why try to preserve the architectural integrity and continuity of L Street? That battle is lost; the war is over; the veterans are buried; their cemeteries forgotten.

By: wreckfish

wreckfish — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:36:35 +0000

It’s hard to say at this point because it’s not really finished. I work around the corner and I would hope that this building would NOT fit in with the surrounding buildlings because they are uniformly fugly.

By: monkeyrotica

monkeyrotica — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:22:45 +0000

Worse than Hitler. If Hitler went to NYU, he’d love it here.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:19:23 +0000

Oh wow this is so cool – dorms and classes all rolled into one in a pretty convenient location. I wonder how many DC classes they’ll offer?

By: Bloomingdude

Bloomingdude — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:16:19 +0000

Very unpleasing shapes and proportions. It’s like a squat, out-of-shape person you don’t want to see naked.