"But these people are leaving a significant structure in place to make sure that things continue on without them".
"We're not as concerned about it as we initially were," Mr. Blair said, adding that the dam is not a "huge, significant" structure.
Today it is the only force in Cuba, bar the state-party machine, with any significant structure or loyalty.
The museum's administrators envision a whimsical, architecturally significant structure, four times the size of the current one, that would take full advantage of the spectacular vistas at the widest point of the Hudson River.
ST. THOMAS the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, at 262 West 118th Street, is the "most significant structure to be destroyed in the city since Penn Station," said Michael Henry Adams, Harlem's prickly conscience in the landmark preservation movement.
It would be too easy to pick the Sky Tower, the building that gives this city its distinct skyline; and while it is a significant structure and a central focus for downtown Auckland, it's not the best.
Another significant structure, Morven Museum & Garden, (55 Stockton Street, next to the Battle Monument; 609-924-8144, ext. 103; www.historicmorven.org), was built in 1758 by Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and was home to several state governors.
"You'd have to build a significant pier and a significant structure to get to the pier," said Anthony Perez Cassino, chairman of Community Board 8. "There's no easy way a ferry could come in and out, and there's been strong sensitivity in the past to development along the shoreline".
Although neither the historical society nor the Office of Rights of Way of the Department of Transportation would reveal figures while negotiations were still underway, Mrs. Gould noted that costs for relocating the building would be "substantially higher" than for moving a less significant structure.
Barrie Mandel, a senior vice president at the Corcoran Group brokerage and a consultant for 73 Worth Street, said the building was the third architecturally significant structure on Church Street, from Canal through Murray Streets, to be converted to condos since 1999.
Perhaps the most significant structure is the velodrome.
