NYC salt shed, hailed as art, gets first winter test
NEW YORK (AP) — The building looks like a modern art painting come to life, all angles and edges, with concrete walls that can look bluish or grayish or whitish, or some combination of the three.
The shed, built on the Manhattan waterfront at the edge of the Tribeca district at a cost of $20 million, pleased architecture critics.
Getting the structures built was somewhat of a test, with celebrity neighborhood residents like actors James Gandolfini and John Slattery protesting and filing a lawsuit several years ago in efforts to stop the project.
"Anybody who has seen it has to be happy with it," said Tobi Bergman, chairman of Community Board 2, which covers the geographic area where the buildings are located.
Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia said it was gratifying to have the public embrace the structure, and that paying attention to design showed the department wants to be a good neighbor, and also wants to value its workers and the work they do by giving them a beautiful space.