On the southwest corner of the intersection of Mulberry and Houston streets, a dapper golden toddler presides over the flow of cars and people, perched on the handsome Romanesque Puck building. For the last 20 months, his view has included the rising 290 Mulberry, a new brick creation that shares nothing besides a building material with his own resting place.
The brown façade of SHoP architects’ 75-foot-tall condominium is both jagged and undulating, with...