Rising Above the Lower East Side, in a Hue of Blue

In the heart of the Lower East Side, the Blue Building — a luxury condominium building designed byBernard Tschumi — looms high above Delancey Street. The 17-story building, which is nearly completed, hovers over a neighborhood where pushcart vendors, Jewish delis and crowded tenements once held sway.

Read more of this article by SEWELL CHAN at City Room