New York's small population of car owners can soon park their rides in style.
NYC parking garages have long been the settings of deviance. Whether a movie scene of a drug deal gone awry, or a thematic labyrinth (see Seinfeld), this city's vehicle dwellings are decrepit structures to avoid.
According to the New York Observer, the city's Department of Design and Construction has begun its project of refurbishing the levels of lots. It's first garage, located on the Lower East Side, at Essex and Delancy Streets, will require $4 million to makeover. A task of the Design Excellence Program, the edifice is expected to be of the highest of architectural quality.
While the majority of the funds will be used to rebuild the basic components of a garage, the remaining money will be lent to aesthetic. The senior design liaison of the DDC told the Observer, "It's a very 1950s-era concrete look. I love that era, but it's deteriorated physically and aesthetically."
Certainly an admirable aspiration, but how will a Maserati look resting in a spot fit for Studebaker? It's like dressing Justin Bieber in a three-piece suit (not a good look in purple).
The project is expected to be completed in June 2013, and it has already received a Design Excellence Award from the Public Design Commission.
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