Yeah New City’s stuff varies from decent to mediocre but it is generally better than this.
This is clearly intended to match with the other Studio Fusion apartment buildings here: 109 Park, 103 Park, and 104 Ashe.
However: 16 units, zero parking, and creatively keeping and incorporating the distinctive IHOP building are all a plus. For as uninspiring as the architecture is, Studio Fusion has done a pretty decent job maximizing what can be done with these small parcels within the confines of the city’s zoning code. This, 104 Ashe, and 103 Park, are all 16 unit buildings - which has probably been done explicitly to sidestep parking requirements and deliver more affordable, parking-free units. So, props for all that.
All in all, I give this development, and the others already in place behind it, my “good enough” stamp.
Now, that 3402 Hillsborough is an abombination. Worse than Uncommon, if you can fathom it.