"Beyer Blinder Belle's reputation as a responsible traditionalist firm is finished."

Such is the verdict rendered by Ian Fletcher (on his website http://www.morningside-heights.net/) of the 3B's new apartment house adjacent to the Manhattan School of Music, near 122nd and Claremont Avenue, adjacent to the Columbia University campus.  

I found this building attractive and elegant (with the minor exception of a somewhat fussy entry arch).  Particularly refreshing was Bx3's decision to have it's fake-limestone rustication not "match" the real-limestone rustication of the adjacent Shreve, Lamb & Harmon modern-classical building for the school.  (Check the wow-deco-classical interiors by SLH.)

Have any other subscribers - except for British-Columbia-Guy (and also Peanut, I guess) seen this building, and developed an opinion?

Christopher Gray