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Jeff Blau to Class B office owners: “Take what you can and run”Jeff Blau to Class B office owners: “Take what you can and run”Wells Fargo to take a $60M loss on 13-story office tower in SFWells Fargo to take a $60M loss on 13-story office tower in SF“Hell for the past three years”: Strategic Properties’ $190M deconversion deal is dead “Hell for the past three years”: Strategic Properties’ $190M deconversion deal is dead First look inside Transamerica Pyramid’s tenant-only spacesFirst look inside Transamerica Pyramid’s tenant-only spaces
New York

Maki’s 4 WTC is shimmering perfection: architecture review

Japanese architect’s tower is one of the best buildings to rise in NYC in some time

From the April issue: If proof were needed of the sad state of architectural criticism in New York City and beyond, look no further than the limited reception that 4 World Trade Center has received to date.

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Surely this building, the first to open for business at the new World Trade Center site, has been covered as a real estate story. But no high-profile New York City publications have written a truly critical appraisal of the project yet. There was a time when any new building of such consequence in New York City (and many of far less consequence) would have received front-page coverage in the New York Times. Those days, sadly, are long past. [more]

TRENDING

Jeff Blau to Class B office owners: “Take what you can and run”Jeff Blau to Class B office owners: “Take what you can and run”Wells Fargo to take a $60M loss on 13-story office tower in SFWells Fargo to take a $60M loss on 13-story office tower in SF“Hell for the past three years”: Strategic Properties’ $190M deconversion deal is dead “Hell for the past three years”: Strategic Properties’ $190M deconversion deal is dead First look inside Transamerica Pyramid’s tenant-only spacesFirst look inside Transamerica Pyramid’s tenant-only spaces
New York

Maki’s 4 WTC is shimmering perfection: architecture review

Japanese architect’s tower is one of the best buildings to rise in NYC in some time

From the April issue: If proof were needed of the sad state of architectural criticism in New York City and beyond, look no further than the limited reception that 4 World Trade Center has received to date.

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By signing up, you agree to TheRealDeal Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.

Surely this building, the first to open for business at the new World Trade Center site, has been covered as a real estate story. But no high-profile New York City publications have written a truly critical appraisal of the project yet. There was a time when any new building of such consequence in New York City (and many of far less consequence) would have received front-page coverage in the New York Times. Those days, sadly, are long past. [more]