173-176 Perry Street and 165 Charles Street

173 and 176 Perry Street are a pair of high-rise residential buildings facing

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. It was designed by Richard Meier & Partners, and are the first project undertaken by Meier in Manhattan, although they stand a short walk away from his 1970 renovation of the

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. Construction of the buildings began in 1997 and was completed in 2002. Reporter Penelope Green of ''

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'' referred to Meier's paired towers as "beauty queens". The third building in the assemblage, 165 Charles Street, to the south of the original two, was completed in 2004 and was also designed by Meier.

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