173 and 176 Perry Street

Coordinates: 40°44′05″N 74°00′35″W / 40.7346°N 74.0097°W / 40.7346; -74.0097

173 and 176 Perry Street are the two towers on the left, with Meier's 165 Charles Street on the right

173 and 176 Perry Street are a pair of high-rise residential buildings designed located in Manhattan's West Village, facing West Street. It was designed by Richard Meier & Partners, and are the first project undertaken by Meier in Manhattan, although they stand a short walk away from his 1970 renovation of the Westbeth Artists Community.[1] Construction of the buildings began in 1997 and was completed in 2002.

Reporter Penelope Green of The New York Times referred to Meier's paired towers as "beauty queens".[2] The third building in the assemblage, 165 Charles Street, to the south of the original two, was completed in 2004 and was also designed by Meier.

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Notes

  1. ↑ Rozhon, Tracie (May 25, 2000). "Richard Meier Builds in Manhattan. At Last". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  2. ↑ Green, Penelope (November 12, 2008). "The Painter and the Pink Palazzo". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
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