tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4579170676752494090.post7457695201125320587..comments2024-03-26T07:27:35.431-04:00Comments on A Fine Blog: Sixth Ave From Flower District To Herald Square: Kondylis Row If All Goes To PlanAndrew Finehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11410776900972800733noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4579170676752494090.post-33163742713102439502008-12-02T10:27:00.000-05:002008-12-02T10:27:00.000-05:00This is a sad story. Costas Kondylis is one of the...This is a sad story. Costas Kondylis is one of the absolute worst architects working in New York; any developer who isn't a two-bit cheapskate would avoid him, but we somehow end up with a prominent section of the city perhaps becoming "Costas-land." A great loss for New York. <BR/><BR/>As I remember, the building at 32nd and 6th was especially nice. A solid, 1930s office building made of high-quality materials and similar to its stately neighbors in design, occupying that transition ground between Beaux-Arts and Art Deco.<BR/><BR/>Now we get a faceless, cheaply built glass rectangle from a hackitect. Here's hoping some wealthy, philanthropic soul buys this building in 20 years, tears down the Costas, and rebuilds what was there to atone for the greedy, stingy sins of this generation.Itchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964967274527279113noreply@blogger.com