The beautiful entrance to 305 Second Avenue, near E 18th Street -
aka Rutherford Place or The Rutherford. At one time it was the home of
the Lying-In Hospital of the City of New York. It's now a Condo. StuyTown/Gramercy Park area of Manhattan.
The banner above the entrance says “Brighter Living” and the building is living up to its new name, literally. This is the Luminaire Gramercy. It was formerly known as Post Luminaria. Developer Ben Shaoul recently acquired the property and is in the process of converting it from rentals to condos.
I'm guessing the blue spotlights placed in most of the rooms are in vacant/unsold apartments to draw the attention of passersby. They sure got my attention!
At 1st Avenue & E 23rd Street, StuyTown / Gramercy, Manhattan
That magical time of day when daylight fades and lights start glowing in windows... and on this random rooftop, a water tank supported by some impressive steel and a lone bare Charlie Brown-ish tree.
2nd Ave, Gramercy, Manhattan. [NEX6-2413 acr(R)PScc]