Architecture
Untapped New York was started in 2010 by a then student at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), where she is now a professor. We love architecture and believe there is no better place to celebrate it than NYC!
We’re Looking for Summer 2017 Interns at Untapped Cities!
This May, we’ll be welcoming our 14th internship class here at Untapped Cities and we’re looking for some
The Marble Palace Was Home to NYC’s (and the Nation’s) First Department Store
Google “the Marble Palace,” and you’ll find links to a home improvement company, based in Puckett, Mississippi. But the
10 Historical Secrets of the Waterfront that the Citywide Ferry will Unlock in NYC
The highly anticipated launch of Citywide Ferry Service this summer will redefine how New Yorkers explore and experience the East
Announcing Our Exclusive, Behind-the-Scenes Hard Hat Tour of Abandoned Ellis Island Hospital Complex
The abandoned Ellis Island Hospital—once the standard for United States medical care—has been left to decay for nearly
Gowanus Batcave To Be Transformed into Artist & Manufacturing Space, The Powerhouse Workshop
It’s been a while since there was any update on the status of the infamous Gowanus Batcave, but with
Tour Inside Off-Limits 1 Wall Street With This 360 Video from NY Times
One Wall Street, on the corner of Broadway, is one of those Art Deco skyscrapers that rival the Chrysler Building
Queensway Organizers Scramble to Break Ground Before Alternative Uses Considered for Site
The planners and designers behind the proposed Queensway park project provided an update to a packed auditorium recntly as part
An Inside Look at NYC Department of Sanitation’s New Spring Street Garage and $20 Million Salt Shed
While no one likes to have sanitation facilities in the neighborhood—not even an innocuous garage for trucks—they are
A Lasting Relic of Stadt Huys, NYC’s Very First City Hall, in Lower Manhattan
Last we spoke about Dutch New Amsterdam, we unraveled the story behind Governor Lovelace’s tavern, a 17th century bar
Photos: Last Night at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel Before it Closed for Renovation
The closing of the historic Waldorf Astoria hotel last night for a renovation into condos hit a nerve for many
The Top 10 Secrets of Sea View Hospital on Staten Island
The historic Sea View Hospital on Staten Island is getting a long awaited conversion into a Wellness community, New York
Inside Westbeth Artists’ Housing, Former Bell Labs Building Repurposed As Apartments for Artists
What kind of apartment building is worth a five to ten year waitlist? Prospective tenants of the Westbeth Artists’ Housing