The Standard Hotel - 848 Washington Street - by Polshek Partnership Architects

[lofter1]

Fill that "public" outdoor space with young beauties and it well be just great.

Summer nights there will be full of fun.

[BrooklynRider]

You mean with the velvet ropes and goomba bouncers intimidating passerby's to walk on the other side of the street?

[lofter1]

I was thinking of something else altogether ...

[ItstheBeat]

Im excited to check it out. Although I'm a little disappointed they didn't add a rooftop bar/ pool area like the Standard in downtown LA.

[ablarc]

Originally Posted by ZippyTheChimp

Those lamps also seem wrong.

Sure do.

[Derek2k3]

[BrooklynRider]

This is the numero uno building for those with a voyeuristic vein. I walk by the river a lot. I have alaways seen people in all stages of undress or having sex through those windows. Last weekend a guy was going at it with a girl and she pulled her top off. To keep her in the mood and prove that no one could see in, he waved to the people on the park path below. I thought I weas the only one watching, but, as he waved, about ten people all around me also raised their hands and waved back. He quickly closed the curtains.

[Derek2k3]

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[Jasonik]

The Standard is built environment curmudgeon James Howard Kunstler's Eyesore of the Month, May 2009 - "decadence at its purest."

[jneyde]

I watched this place go up from my window and out walking one day I said to my girl What is that a new jail by the water...like who ever this person is that designed this needs there head checked..Is he on psy meds?
I cant believe this is blocking my view. People are out there like fools acting like they dont smell the old garbage from three days ago...I just let my dog take a poop on the side of the disaster building and keep it moving...People in NYC will pay for anything..

[ablarc]

Originally Posted by jneyde

I just let my dog take a poop on the side of the disaster building...

That must have helped (the disaster).

Is there still a pooper-scooper law in New York? (Helps curb anti-social behavior.)

jneyde, you seem like an idiot.

[kz1000ps]

Drive-by postings are always pretty gruesome...

[MidtownGuy]

Is there still a pooper-scooper law in New York?

It doesn't seem like they do a good job enforcing it. The other day I saw a guy's dog leave a nasty pile right in the middle of a crowded sidewalk and they just walked away. Two minutes later some poor woman walked right through it and became very upset. I wanted to go vigilante on him.

[BrooklynRider]

Originally Posted by jneyde

I cant believe this is blocking my view.

This is the crux of the problem.

Views come and go in New York City. Once they are gone, they seem to be more appreciated than when they were open and available.

[MidtownGuy]

Is the exterior totally done? I hope I don't get slammed for saying this but I liked the rendering better because it incorporated a bit of color...the red with the upside sign at the bottom, a bit of blue in the facade, it had a funky gas station aesthetic. This is a bit joyless. Cool...but joyless.