Plans to build a modern glass residential tower in historic Greenwich Village are not going over well with area residents who want to keep the neighborhood's integrity in tact.

Architects have already drafted designs for the glass structure to replace a parking lot at the intersection of 13th Street and Eighth Avenue. Preservationists say the design is completely out of character for the neighborhood.

"People go to great expense to comply with city landmark regulations to make sure their buildings are exactly the right color, exactly the right type of paint, and to allow this 11-story undulating glass building seems to fly in the face of generations of efforts to preserve a distinct, historic neighborhood," said preservationist Andrew Berman.

Architects were asked to make minor changes to the plans by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which is expected to OK the plan.

The revisions are expected in about a month.