Family quarters were built in dozens of New York City branches for custodians with the grueling job of stoking the coal-fired furnaces. The abandoned custodial apartment inside the Hudson Park ...

64 University Place, KPF’s stacked and stepped arcade of shallow arches. Photo: Michael Young/Courtesy of KPF 64 University Place, KPF’s stacked and stepped arcade of shallow arches.

Brandon Corcione's two-bedroom, 700-square-foot apartment in a walk-up building in Long Island City has amazing views and 13-foot tall ceilings. But the main feature is a "huge brick wall with a ...