John Tyler Building, a state office building, takes up an entire trapezoidal block. The shape is so irregular that Architecture Richmond comments it is “a site without a single right angle.” The site is also on a steep incline, so the building might be viewed as seven or 11 stories, depending on which corner you’re […]
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Masonic Temple is considered Virginia’s largest and finest example of Richardsonian Romanesque construction, according to landmark documents. Originally, the building housed a department store on the ground floor, ballrooms on the second and third floors, and Masonic Lodge meeting rooms on the fourth and fifth floors. Now known as the events venue Renaissance, the landmark
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11 Hoyt Street in Downtown Brooklyn is a residential condo skyscraper with a unique wavy white façade of precast concrete panels and drive-through motor court. Designed by Studio Gang architects. Name: 11 Hoyt Street Location: 11 Hoyt Street Year Completed: 2021 Architect: Jeanne Gang Style: Postmodern Wikipedia: 11 Hoyt City Realty: Carter Horsley review
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The Eagle, 86 Fleet Place at Myrtle Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, is a curved-corner glass apartment tower with balconies. Goldstein Hill & West designed the 2017 structure, developed by Red Apple Group. Name: The Eagle Location: 86 Fleet Place Year Completed: 2017 Architect: Goldstein Hill & West Style: Postmodern City Realty: Carter Horsley review Google
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City Point is a three-tower development in Downtown Brooklyn. City Point Tower I, aka 7 Dekalb, opened in 2015 with retail space and affordable housing. City Point Tower II, aka 1 Dekalb Avenue or 10 City Point, opened in 2016 with market-rate rental apartments. City Point Tower III, aka Brooklyn Point, opened in 2021 as
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Toren, at 150 Myrtle Avenue, has a distinctive black-and-white metal and glass facade. The downtown Brooklyn condo tower was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Name: Toren Location: 150 Myrtle Avenue Year Completed: 2009 Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Style: Postmodern City Realty: Carter Horsley review Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant
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10 State House Square, photographed from State House Square (Old State House) Name: State House Square Tower, 110 State House Square Location: 10 State House Square Year Completed: 1987 Architect: Russell Gibson von Dohlen Style: Postmodern Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2020 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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Baltimore’s World Trade Center on East Pratt Street is a prominent attraction of the Inner Harbor. The tower has a visitor center and observation deck. Name: World Trade Center Location: 401 East Pratt Street / Pier 4 Year Completed: 1977 Architect: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Style: Postmodern Wikipedia: Baltimore World Trade Center Google Map
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Carew Tower, a Cincinnati Art Deco landmark since 1930, is a mixed-use skyscraper containing offices, hotel, and restaurant and shops. Name: Carew Tower Location: 441 Vine Street Year Completed: 1930 Architect: Delano & Aldrich, W W Ahlschlager & Associates Style: Art Deco Wikipedia: Carew Tower Google Map
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Great American Tower at Queen City Square dominates the Cincinnati skyline. Architect Gyo Obata based the glass-and-aluminum skyscraper’s crown on Princess Diana’s tiara. A fitting homage to the “Queen City.” Name: Great American Tower at Queen City Square Location: 301 East Fourth Street Year Completed: 2011 Architect: Gyo Obata – Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Style:
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