Ms. Shin, a Brooklyn artist who has created public works for the Long Island Rail Road and a Battery Park City elementary and middle school, has designed pieces in mosaic and glass for the 63rd Street station, which will be expanded to accommodate the Second Avenue line.

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Glass mosaic tiles will then be applied to create the images of an Atlantic white-sided dolphin, a short-beaked common dolphin and fin whale.

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The centerpiece of the property is an enormous pool lined with blue iridescent glass-mosaic tiles, with lush sea-grape trees at each corner.

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Design-driven details at Hotel Avance 12 include glass walls, back-lit nightstands and mosaic-clad bathrooms.

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