University Village (Manhattan)
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The University Village is a complex of three apartment buildings located in Greenwich Village in the Lower Manhattan-part of New York City. The complex is owned by New York University and was built in the 1960s as part of the university's transition to a residential college. It is composed of 505 LaGuardia Place, a co-op that does not house students, and Silver Tower I and Silver Tower II (collectively referred to as the Silver Towers), which house faculty and graduate students of NYU. The buildings were designed by modern architects James Ingo Freed and I. M. Pei, and the central plaza contains a sculpture by Carl Nesjär and Pablo Picasso. In 2008 the complex became a New York City designated landmark.[2]
University Village | |
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General information | |
Type | Housing |
Location | Greenwich Village |
Coordinates | 40.72761°N 73.99939°W / 40.72761; -73.99939 |
Construction started | September 1964 |
Completed | 1966 |
Opening | 1967 |
Cost | $12,500,000 |
Owner | New York University |
Height | |
Roof | 275 feet (84 m)[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 30 |
Floor area | 612,000 square feet (56,900 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | James Ingo Freed & I. M. Pei |
Designated | November 18, 2008 |
Reference no. | 2300 |