Urban Shocker
Doyenne
I agree with interchange that the influx of new residents that these several new developments will bring can do wonders for this neighbourhood. And I agree with khristopher and junctionist that we're not seeing a copy of the TD but - much as Teeple has done with his Gansevoort building - the appropriation of the essence of an existing building translated into new form. In the case of Gansevoort we get an homage to Habitat - turned on its side - an in the case of X we get a famous local office building translated as residential. Both are acts of thievery, not faux copyism.