Ongoing construction blocked his otherwise sweeping view of the Hudson River.
Ongoing construction on the street was another argument against the building.
Originally scheduled for June 2013, the race was postponed for what promoters called "ongoing construction issues".
"We are now studying how to best implement the recommendations outlined with all parties involved in Saadiyat's ongoing construction projects".
There are at least four ongoing construction projects in the immediate area of the headquarters, which are adjacent.
The most unsettling photograph in the Met exhibit is from 1876, showing the ongoing construction at the Avenue de l'Opéra.
One fisherman said that the ongoing construction had reduced his catch of fish at the close-by Buckingham Canal.
Sheer numbers, an ongoing construction boom in the holiest city of Islam, poor communication and inadequate emergency planning were all contributing factors.
The production by Richard Jones, however, puts forward a sociopolitical interpretation in the form of metaphor: the ongoing construction of what looks like a modest Bavarian country house.
Deirdre Parker, a transit spokeswoman, said that the plan was under review, but warned that ongoing construction and congestion at the station may render the idea unworkable.
That means removing all West Bank settlements except in some heavily populated areas abutting Jerusalem — and, of course, halting the unacceptable ongoing construction of new ones.
