February 22, 2010
City Point Phase 1 Revealed
Finally, we get a glimpse of the first phase of the huge City Point development project courtesy of The Times' Local blog. This model mocks up a four-story retail building with an adjacent public plaza just to the north of the Fulton Mall; the proposed building represents the first phase of a larger 1.5-million-square-foot project on the site of the former Albee Square Mall and parking garage. The architecture firm behind the project, Cook + Fox Architects, is working to make the modern retail building jive jibe with the neo-classical Dime Savings Bank next door. "The old Dime features a dual-shaded stone, giving it a textured look. Cook said the shopping center’s exterior, clad in 'polychrome terra cotta with a glazed and honed finish,' will follow suit," says the Times. The planned public grounds will be called Albee Square, in honor of the old Albee Theatre.
http://www.brownstoner.com/brownston...point_mode.php