11th Ave Between 60th St and 58th St

While redevelopment and condos shoot upward on 11th Avenue, these blocks are completely dominated by the massive IRT Powerhouse. Taking up the entire block between 11th Ave and the West Side Highway, it's a formidable structure. With beautiful Beaux-Arts style, the building looks like it could be a concert hall rather than a steam generation plant. It's currently run by Con-Ed, but since it's not (yet) a landmark, the building isn't entire safe from redevelopment.

The rest of this street is very typical for this area. Several new condos are all in different stages of construction– which stand in stark contrast to the IRT plant. I would think the rich people who will eventually be living here would appreciate a beautiful building like this sitting right next door.  But people can be surprising sometimes.