One such building was Sunny Side Residential Apartments. When the ten-story building was designed and built two decades ago, it was state-of-the-art. Some decried it as looking too blocky and uniform, but the designers managed to fit plenty of small but cozy-feeling apartments into the building despite its more moderate size. With its Manehatten-styled exterior and sun-yellow stucco to catch the eye of prospective renters, the business had been a success- at first. 