![]() Indeed, as with many of the better plaza designs, the location of the tower’s primary entrance assures that residents, as well as members of the public, will at least walk through the space, and such common “ownership” by private and public interests helps assure higher-quality maintenance and less of an “us versus them” attitude. What does dominate here is the openness, perfect for the wide variety of users ranging from parents and other caregivers with babies to teenage skateboarders and skaters seeking the wide-open range. In the middle of the space, but without the dominating impact associated with artwork located at other public spaces, is an unidentified sculpture fabricated from three black metal vertical strips. The eastern edge is formed by the edge of the building and its nonrequired arcade. The vertical presentation of landscaping is well done, with greenery skillfully arrayed at tree canopy, under-story, and ground levels. The western edge is settled by a tall wall, a foreground planter filled with trees, shrubs, and flowers, and a lineup of six wooden garden benches. ![]() The massing of buildings at off-site locations is thankfully sympathetic, assuring that sunlight reaches the plaza at various times during the day. The space unfolds to the south, with west and east sides converging at a false horizon point at the back. This effectively enlarges the plaza by the size of the public sidewalk. The public sidewalk and plaza flow seamlessly into one another, employing the same paving, trees, and grade level. The capacious, brick-paved triangle west of the building’s East 54th Street frontage produces a welcome sensation of openness on a side street otherwise characterized by dense residential fabric. Sited diagonally on a through-block parcel fronting East 53rd and 54th Streets between Sutton Place South and First Avenue, this residential tower generates three distinct areas of residential plaza, two of which offer contrasting, but equally pleasant environments.
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