That would be the infamous address so often associated with the notoriously noisy telecom building and the copious amount of diesel fuel stored inside, which currently is the target of neighborhood anger and concern.

No, Boyle does not see that building. He sees the Western Union Building, the Ralph Walker masterpiece that he calls an "Art Deco mountain."

And when he looks at it these days, he sees that something is missing. Boyle told the Landmarks Committee of Community Board 1 last month that the building needs another antenna.

But not just any antenna. The building, a designated city landmark whose appearance cannot be changed without approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), already has a boxy structure on top to hold its many broadcast dishes. Boyle is drafting a new master plan for requested changes by the owner to the building's exterior, and hopes for permission to replace that antenna with one much taller-105 feet. Its retro-looking design is reminiscent of the old RKO Pictures logo, a radio tower on top of a globe emanating waves in every direction.

"It really does call for something reaching into the sky," Boyle said.

Many on the Landmarks Committee agreed. But what they don't want to see is a tower so littered with telecom dishes that it ends up resembling what one member described as a "massive Brussels sprout."

The board's concern had less to do with antenna design than with noise. The master plan also calls for more louvers on all sides of the building to better filter the noise of exhaust fans. "The more louvers, the less noise," said Patricia Scanlon, a noise consultant for the building.

But neither Scanlon nor Kenneth Pliska, an engineering consultant for the building's owners, would reveal current or projected noise levels.

"We can't consider this until you give us the facts, and we don't want to consider this until we have the facts," said board member Marc Donnenfeld.

The LPC delayed judgment because the plan did not prescribe just where future louvers would go. A spokeswoman for the commission said, however, the antenna appears likely to survive.

"It captures the spirit of the building," Boyle told the Trib. "It is a telecommunications building, and that is what it wants to be. It is just being honest."

As for the larger controversy surrounding the building with the infamous address, the architect said only that he loves the structure and loves trying to find ways to adapt it to modern use."

"I don't care about any of that other stuff," he said.