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Mercifully, we've reached the bottom of my Barrel of Ugly... Above left, on Greenpoint Ave. in Greenpoint, a building so cursed that I'm certain the current renovation (including removal of the inviting metal "come in and get stabbed" nightclub entrance) will fail to improve its looks. Above right, proof that the clueless use of details to spice up a hopeless design always amplifies the failure: (Top) French sailor shirt stripes and black refrigerator-bin balconies glued on a generic condo-pile on St. Marks Place, (Bottom) what look like blue tape stripes buzz on bright orange brick at the north end of Battery Park City.
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Above l-r: (1) the largest and most infantile entry here, south of the Port Authority Bus Terminal, (2) the backside of the Bowery Hotel, showing off its dumpy HVAC "bell tower," (3) the screaming plastic SVA Theatre on 23rd St.
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Above l-r: (1) NYU suburban civic center schmaltz across from Washington Sq. Park, (2) concave balconies make a grim condo fortress look even worse on Meserole St. in Williamsburg, (3) the roof tumor known as the Blue Moon Hotel, on Orchard St. off Delancey.
Below left, at Lexington & 27th St., a giant dirty air filter. Below right, a mishmash progression of styles culminating in the "luxury box" top right, on Essex St.
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[Earlier: More Ugly NYC Buildings]
