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I live in NYC now, the Cooper Union building is one of the most dead blocks in an extremely vibrant neighborhood. So I would definitely agree with Northern Light here.

I also like it because it's a different from than all the thin tower + podium concepts, and even though the massing is bulky and the materials of average quality, it is different. I would hate to have a neighborhood of these, but one or two won't kill us.

To be fair, I've seen how long it takes fire trucks to get through some of NYC's tiny streets and their basically exactly fire truck-sized fire halls. (this does not detract from your point at all though, just a funny tidbit)

Not to be too pedantic, but a lot of those are aging buildings with very high condo fees (3k+ per month is not uncommon, and some of those are 6k+) or are cooperatives which have a completely different structure than condominiums. For a new building such as this, it's not really comparable...

Thankfully it's not quite there. For reference, my single 1 bedroom in Manhattan (and not even the most expensive area) is around ~1.5M. Not to mention NYC property taxes and condo fees tend to be much higher, so ~6000-7000 monthly for ownership. 900k for a central Toronto 2BR definitely...