The faceted pixelated form, a reaction to the zoning and set back requirements, is clad in a blue panel and window curtain wall system, contrasting with the low rise brick buildings that typify the neighborhood.

[3] Developers Angelo Consentini and John Carson commissioned the project, and their company, On the Level Enterprises, was the general contractor.

[4] Historically the Lower East Side was an immigrant neighborhood, including Germans, Jewish, Irish, Italians, and Hispanics, but it has been experiencing a period of gentrification since the late 1990s.

The tower is positioned within the primarily residential neighborhood of the Lower East Side where several urban planning projects have been built.

The Lower Manhattan Expressway, planned by Robert Moses but never constructed, would have been a monumental public intervention, including the probable destruction of the Blue Tower site along with thousands of other properties lining Delancey Street.

[7]With a flat plate, cast-in-place concrete structural system, the Blue Condominium is built like many high-rise residential buildings in New York City.

In the premium apartments, materials include palm and stone flooring, glass tiled bathrooms, and Boffi brand kitchens.

[3] The structural and interior materials are not uncommon in high-end residential projects, but the unconventional form necessitated an innovative approach to methods of construction.