Mulry Square

When the MTA first revealed plans to build another subway ventilation plant in Greenwich Village, residents weren’t pleased with the original proposed designs to create a faux exterior. “Word has it that, even without the facade, the structure is a complete clunker,” Curbed reported at the time. The MTA went back and forth with the local community board before the transit organization moved forward with a design that’s less than deceptive. The final result looks more like a brutalist concrete box with Velcroed bricks on its exterior. The inclusion of windows without glass makes the disguise that much less effective, as the opening shows the frigid gray just behind the bricks.