Silver Towers now a city landmark
Seven sites were designated as city landmarks Tuesday — including a "superblock" of three 30-story residential towers designed by famed architect I.M. Pei.
The so-called Silver Towers in Greenwich Village were completed in 1967 and are clustered around a sculpture modeled on a piece by Pablo Picasso. Two of the buildings are used for NYU faculty housing, and the third is a co-op apartment building.
“It’s widely known as one of the finest modern residential complexes in the city,” said Robert B. Tierney, chairman of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. “The configuration, style and park-like setting of the towers create an undeniable tension between the buildings themselves and the space they occupy.”
Other buildings that are now protected as landmarks are:
-- amNewYork with AP
