Sentences with phrase «towers over the neighborhood»

The school occupies part of an 1898 castlelike structure that towers over the neighborhood's brownstone buildings.

Not exact matches

WILLIAMSBURG — A neighborhood changing, eight - story office building that could tower over Williamsburg's industrial area has met local opposition.

The ice - blue, 50 - story office tower looming over my low - slung Queens neighborhood seems to have a weather system all its own.

Then comes the mother of a boy with special needs to discuss whether Hancock — a spunky neighborhood school in a yellow brick building that towers over the small square houses surrounding it — will still be the right placement for him as a fifth - year senior.

Shanghai is a collision of old world and new: a bustling metropolis where futuristic skyscrapers tower over centuries - old neighborhoods of traditional shikoumen lane houses.

Unveiled in Baltimore's Harbor East neighborhood in November 2011, the sparkling new $ 200 - million, 18 - story Four Seasons towers over the waterfront, within easy walking distance of restaurants, cafes, and boutiques.

Many longtime residents have become resentful of new towers that cast shadows over their neighborhoods of single - family homes and push up rents.