▁concentration ▁of ▁historic ▁land marks . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁resident ial ▁work ▁ever ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁states ▁that ▁was ▁personally ▁designed ▁by ▁M ies ▁van ▁der ▁Ro he . ▁As ▁such , ▁M ies ' ▁New ark ▁project ▁is ▁in ▁many ▁ways ▁a est het ically ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Se agram ▁Building , ▁with ▁similar ▁window ▁proport ions , ▁exposed ▁be ams , ▁column ed ▁ground ▁floor , ▁and ▁elev ator ▁lo bb y . ▁ ▁M ies ’ ▁Col onna de ▁A part ments , ▁with ▁its ▁reflect ive ▁glass ▁skin , ▁maj est ically ▁stands ▁above ▁the ▁tre et ops ▁of ▁Frederick ▁Law ▁Ol m sted ’ s ▁Branch ▁Brook ▁Park ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁Down hill ▁toward ▁the ▁east , ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁feet ▁away , ▁the ▁two ▁Pav il ion ▁A part ments ▁are ▁per pend icular ly ▁orient ed , ▁but ▁face ▁each ▁other ▁with ▁ 5 0 0 ▁feet ▁apart . ▁The ▁nar ro wer ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁rect angular ▁structures ▁are ▁position ed ▁next ▁to ▁Broad ▁Street , ▁New ark ’ s ▁historic ▁ar tery ▁since ▁ 1 6 6 6 . ▁Looking ▁back ▁toward ▁the ▁west , ▁the ▁massive ▁Col onna de ▁A part ments ▁commands ▁a ▁dram atic ▁scene ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁elev ation , ▁with ▁two ▁Pav il ion ▁A part ments ▁symmet r ically ▁spac ed ▁on ▁its ▁two ▁sides . ▁Now , ▁without ▁the ▁eight ▁Columb us ▁Hom es ▁high ▁r ises ▁in