This striking building, 2 Columbus Circle, is what remains after a major cleanup of a building which the owners let run way way down. There were complains about the new design altering the original, but I dont know how anyone could see it, since the building had been covered over in scaffolds for years.
When built in 1964, it was meant to house the art collection of Huntington Hartford, although he gave the building away a few years later. It sat empty for a number of years before being given to the city. It will now be the home of the Museum of Arts and Design.