Sentence examples for build atop from inspiring English sources

The potential to build atop the existing limestone structure, which is flanked by 10-story buildings and is now draped in scaffolding, was another factor, as was its distinctive design, he added.

This is not the first effort to build atop the landfill, Mr. Havranek said.

Although his property includes flat, grassy fields, he chose to build atop a rocky outcropping that is home to snakes, geckos, monkeys and occasionally elephants.

Jamestown, which has been taken aback by the uproar, is seeking a zoning variance that would allow it to build atop the existing complex.

New Songdo will cost an estimated $30 billion to build, atop the $10 billion that the city of Incheon and the Korean government are spending on infrastructure projects.

At issue is a 16-story tower that a developer wants to build atop a single-story bank branch at Madison Avenue at East 91st Street.

Wind turbines have been built atop buildings in New York City.

Mechanical equipment used in operating the building would be built atop the fifth new floor.

Six loft-style residences being built atop the famed Puck Building, about a block away, are being marketed for $20 million to $60 million apiece.

Six of the 14 remaining residential buildings would have to be built atop a concrete and steel platform over a railroad yard.

But the structure also echoes buildings in the neighborhood that have had additional floors built atop them.