A New Classic for NY: 41 Cooper Square

Thom Mayne's Design of 41 Cooper Square
Julieta Cervantes / The New York Times / Redux

New Kid on the Block
The buildings surrounding 41 Cooper Square — including a mansard-roofed masonry structure, a green-domed Ukrainian Catholic church and the glass-and-steel tower of a new hotel — typify the eclectic mix of Manhattan's East Village, a neighborhood that now has a very fascinating new neighbor.

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