“I would say that the block is as transformed as any block in New York City,” said Daniel E. Straus, who bought the buildings from the Whitney. Credit Neoscape

For nearly half a century, the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Marcel Breuer building has dominated Madison Avenue and 75th Street.But with the Metropolitan Museum of Art preparing to take over the space, a flurry of construction — including what may be an Apple store — could be construed as the Met effect.

In October, the Whitney closed its doors in anticipation of its move to a space designed by Renzo Piano that is scheduled to open in the meatpacking district in May. But the Brutalist style Breuer building, which opened in 1966, will not stay dark long. It will reopen to the public in March 2016 as a satellite location for the Met to showcase contemporary and modern art......Continue Reading

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