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Originally Posted by ns_kid
What is most interesting about the Caryi proposal (I don't think this has been commented on here but I may have overlooked it) is that it is to construct a five storey building within a four-storey facade.
That is to say, the bottom four floors will have lower ceilings than the original structure, meaning that the Barrington Street windows will not align with the interior floors. (The first floor will be retail.) Judging by the architectural drawings the effect will be most pronounced on the third floor. It appears as though apartments on the front of that floor will see less than half of the original third floor windows set into a well high on the wall. It doesn't seem like a particularly attractive prospect to me. Back units on the north side will have small windows on one side while for units on the south side the only access to natural light will be via a "light well". Only the top floor would appear to have "normal" window coverage.
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That accursed facade is the gift that keeps on giving. What a disaster.