5 Reasons the Affirmation Tower Is New York's Most Exciting Real Estate Project For starters, it’s designed, developed, and funded by a prominent majority-Black and women-led team

Architectural Digest ^ | 12-10-21 | Jessica Cherner

[Cecily]

All the aesthetic appeal of an upside down stack of boxes. The building is not attractive.

[Fireone]

” developed, built, and funded by Black- and female-owned businesses,”
Gee, I wonder how far you’d have to follow the money trail, until it lead to U.S. taxpayer’s hard earned money?
I’m guessing maybe twice removed, surely not much farther than that.

[ETCM]

5 Reasons

1. Blah blah blah black blah blah blah

2. It's tall

3. Blah blah blah black blah blah blah

4. Blah blah blah black blah blah blah

5. Blah blah blah black blah blah blah

#5: It’s an Ode to Black Culture

The boxes are clad in floor-to-ceiling glass windows that sit within a milky white terrazzo façade whose shape mimics afro picks, a subtle tribute to Black culture.

You can't make this stuff up...

[Leep]

Not sure if I want an office on the top floor or the very bottom.
Maybe white people can’t rent space there?

[dynachrome]

I’m sure they don’t want white folk renting there or even entering

[dfwgator]

I’m sure they don’t want white folk renting there or even entering

"Wait 'til Otis sees us, he LOVES US!"

[americas.best.days...]

Can’t wait!

Seriously, I. Cannot. Wait.

[zigmeisterxiv]

Following says state already put the kibosh on this proposal.

https://trd.media/ny/0rSh3Z

[MercyFlush]

“I would not feel very comfortable working in the upper floors of that building!”

I’d be uncomfortable being anywhere near it.

[Cecily]

How many black women do you see these days who look like they want to be anywhere near an afro or an afro pick? They mostly wear relaxed or straightened hair or wigs resembling the same.

[LukeL]

I am thinking of lack of sunlight in many areas because of the overhanging top floors. How about ice accumulating on those overhangs and then falling down 1,000 feet to the street below?

[dynachrome]

That’s ray-ciss!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Affirmative action architects, affirmative action engineers, affirmative action MDs.

What could possibly go wrong?

[Covenantor]

Yes, I grasp the irony of this affirmative action design...

....but you must stop smirking about this biggus....

[dfwgator]

[jjotto]

Not sure if there are official stats kept, but every winter dozens are injured or even killed by falling ice from tall buildings.

[Regulator]

That says it all!

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Instead of traditional building materials they could put loads of dreadlocks in the walls for insulation.

[Leep]

Or hemp

[GOPJ]

The boxes are clad in floor-to-ceiling glass windows that sit within a milky white terrazzo façade whose shape mimics afro picks, a subtle tribute to Black culture.

You can't make this stuff up...

Paging the Babylon Bee, paging the Babylon Bee - please pick up the white courtesy phone.