Construction Update: 111 Murray Street
Northwest corner of the tower.
Facade installation is wrapping up at 111 Murray Street, the 64-story residential tower from developers Fisher Brothers, Witkoff, and New Valley. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the 792-foot-tall tower features a curved form that flares outward as it rises.
Looking up at the northwest corner of the tower.
The exterior of the tower is sheathed in a glass curtain wall, with curved glass panels at the northwest and southeast corners.
West facade of the tower.
Looking up at the south facade.
Southeast corner at the residential entry.
Southeast corner of the tower.
Close-up of the facade at the ground floor.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the tower.
East facade of the tower.
Close-up of the southeast corner of the tower.
Architects: KPF (Design Architect), Hill West Architects (Architects of Record); Interiors: MR Architecture + Decor and Rockwell Group; Landscape Architect: Edmund Hollander Landscape Architects; Developers: Fisher Brothers, Witkoff, and New Valley; Program: Residential; Location: Tribeca, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: 21 East 12th Street
Façade installation is underway at William Macklowe Company's 21 E 12, the 22-story residential condo tower in Greenwich Village. Designed by Selldorf Architects, the tower's façade features precast panels of light colored cast stone and punched casement windows.
Looking up at the east façade.
Architect: Selldorf Architects (Design Architect), SLCE (Architect of Record); Developer: William Macklowe Company with Goldman Sachs; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Greenwich Village, New York, NY; Completion: Late 2018.
Construction Update: 123 Melrose Street - The Denizen Bushwick
Southwest corner of the south block from Stanwix Street.
Construction progress continues on 123 Melrose, the two block development from All Year Management at the southern end of the Rheingold Brewery complex in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. The ODA designed development will bring 1,000,000-square-feet of residential over two blocks, bisected by a 17,850-square-foot public park. Twenty percent of the residential units will be offered under the city's affordable housing program.
Southwest corner of the south block from Stanwix Street.
Concrete superstructure has now topped out on the south block building and brick and window installation is nearing completion on the north block building. The superstructure for both buildings features cross bracing at the perimeter which will be expressed on the façade.
Looking up at the south façade of the south block from Melrose Street.
Southeast corner of the south block from Evergreen Avenue.
Southeast corner of the north block from Evergreen Avenue.
Northeast corner of the south block from Evergreen Avenue.
Looking up at the east façade of the north block from Evergreen Avenue.
Northeast corner of the north block from Evergreen Avenue.
Looking up at the north façade of the north block from Noll Street.
Close-up of the metal clad concrete cross bracing.
Northwest corner of the north block from Stanwix Street.
Looking up at the west façade of the north block Stanwix Street.
South façade of the north block.
Architect: ODA; Developer: All Year Management; Program: Residential; Location: Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: 10 Montieth
West façade from Bushwick Avenue.
Construction is ongoing at 10 Montieth, the nine-story residential complex from the Rabsky Group that will occupy a portion of the former Rheingold Brewery site in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood. The project is designed by ODA, architects of another large residential project under construction on an adjacent brewery parcel at 123 Melrose.
Northwest corner from Bushwick Avenue.
The project's massing is defined by its sloping roof that ramps up and down by several stories over the length of the full-block site. The sloped roof will accommodate a farm, lounge space, and running paths while allowing sunlight into the central courtyards. A dynamic scattering of balconies and bay windows will lend a further sense of movement to the façade.
When completed sometime in 2018, the residential complex will offer 392 units in a range of studios to one- and two-bedrooms.
Looking up at the north facade from Montieth Street.
Close-up of the north facade.
North facade from Flushing Avenue.
Southeast corner from Stanwix Street.
Close-up of the east facade.
South facade.
Looking up at the south facade from Forrest Street.
Architect: ODA; Developer: Rabsky Group; Program: Residential Rentals; Location: Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: 45 Park Place
Looking west along Park Place towards the southeast corner of the site.
Superstructure is rising at 45 Park Place, the 43-story residential condo tower in Tribeca from Sharif El-Gamal’s Soho Properties. Designed by Michael Abboud of SOMA, the tower will feature a massing with several setbacks and a glass curtain wall. When completed, the tower will offer 50 residential condo units, with full floor units on the upper floors.
Looking up at the south façade.
Southwest corner from Park Place.
Architect: SOMA (Design Architect), Ismael Leyva Architects (Architect of Record); Developer: Soho Properties; Program: Residential Condo, Retail; Location: Tribeca, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Tour: 320 and 360 Wythe
East facade of 320 Wythe.
Construction is underway on 320 and 360 Wythe Avenue, two heavy timber buildings in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed by Flank, a design and development firm, the two buildings are the first brick and beam structures to be built in New York City in nearly a century.
East facade of 320 Wythe.
Both buildings are built with a heavy timber structure on a concrete foundation, with 320 Wythe's three-story timber structure completed in a matter of weeks. In the coming weeks, the brick facade will be installed, which is required to be independently supported off a secondary structure.
Southeast corner at 320 Wythe.
View to the north from the rooftop of 320 Wythe.
Third floor interior of 320 Wythe.
Ground floor at 320 Wythe.
360 Wythe
Looking south on Wythe Avenue towards 360 Wythe.
Foundation work is currently underway on the larger four-story structure of 360 Wythe, which will offer retail, office, and residential square footage.
Northeast corner of the 360 Wythe site.
Foundation work ongoing at 360 Wythe.
Southeast corner of the 360 Wythe site.
Architect/Developer: Flank; Program: Office, Retail, Residential (360 Wythe only); Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: 89 Grand Street
Façade installation is wrapping up at 89 Grand Street, the five-story mixed use building in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the Grand Street façade features a slight curve clad with red brick and industrial style windows. Ornate grillwork in front of the windows has yet to be revealed. The building will offer only three residential units with two units on the second floor and a triplex on floors three to five. Retail will be offered on the ground floor, along with community facility space and parking.
Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects; Program: Residential, Retail, Community Space; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: Greenpoint Landing
Northwest corner of 37 Blue Slip from the East River.
Progress continues at Greenpoint Landing, the waterfront mega project from developers Park Tower Group, Brookfield Property Partners, and L+M Development Partners. Handel Architects is responsible for the design of the master plan and the current sites completed or under construction. The master plan will bring 10 towers and about 5,500 residential units to the Greenpoint neighborhood in Brooklyn. Approximately 1,400 of those units will be permanently affordable, some of which are already being offered through housing lotteries for the first three all-affordable low-rise buildings at or near completion. Also included in the development will be a waterfront park from James Corner Field Operations and a K-8 public school on the corner of Franklin and Dupont Street.
Close-up of the northwest corner of the tower at 37 Blue Slip.
Installation of the brick and window wall façade is ongoing at 37 Blue Slip, the first market rate tower of the Greenpoint Landing mega project. The 30-story tower stands 300 feet tall and will offer 373 residential units when completed. The materials were selected to tie the tower into the neighborhood's industrial past and the adjacent affordable buildings in the development.
North façade of 37 Blue Slip.
Northeast corner of 37 Blue Slip with Hunters Point South Park in the foreground.
Close-up of the northeast corner of the tower at 37 Blue Slip.
Looking north on Franklin Street.
Southeast corner of 7 Bell Slip (center), 5 Blue Slip (left)and 37 Blue Slip (right).
Looking southwest on Commercial Street towards 7 Bell Slip (center) and 37 Blue Slip (right).
Architect: Handel Architects; Developers: Brookfield Property Partners (37 Bell Slip), Park Tower Group (37 Bell Slip, 7 Bell Slip, 5 Blue Slip, 33 Eagle Street), L+M Development Partners (7 Bell Slip, 5 Blue Slip, 33 Eagle Street; Program: Residential, Retail, Education, Park; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY.
Construction Update: 122 Community Arts Center
Southwest corner of the former public school building.
Construction is complete at 122 Community Center, the renovation by Deborah Berke Partners of a former public school that now serves as the home of four arts and community service organizations. The building was completed in 1894 by C.B.J. Snyder and operated as a public school until 1976. Since 1977, the original school building has housed arts and community organizations which will remain in the newly upgraded structure. Those organizations include: AIDS Service Center NYC, Mabou Mines, Painting Space 122, and Performance Space 122.
West façade from First Avenue.
Along with upgrading the existing school building for code compliance and improvements to each of the organizations' space, a five-story addition at the northern boundary of the site adds more public function spaces and a unified circulation system for the building. A perforated, crimped metal panel clads the new addition, partially screening the large windows behind. The lightness of the metal panel serves as the perfect foil to the heaviness of the original brick structure, reflective by day and light transmitting by night. A long canopy clad in a similar metal mesh extends from the addition out to the sidewalk, announcing the building's new entry to the community.
Entry canopy.
Looking up at the northwest corner of the new addition.
Looking up at the entrance canopy of the new addition.
Looking up at the north façade of the new addition.
Northwest corner from First Avenue.
Close-up of the west façade of the new addition.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the existing school building.
West façade of the new addition from First Avenue.
Close-up of the northwest corner of the new addition.
Architect: Deborah Berke Partners; Client: NYC Department of Design and Construction; Program: Space for Arts and Community Service Organizations; Location: East Village, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: 572 11th Avenue
Southwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Façade installation is underway at 572 11th Avenue, the 13-story residential building in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. Designed by CetraRuddy, the façade features terracotta panels and punched window on the lower floors, with window wall on the upper floors. The project will offer 164 residential rental units.
Looking up at the south façade.
Looking up at the west façade.
Close-up of the west façade.
Architect: CetraRuddy; Developer: ; Program: Residential; Location: Hell's Kitchen, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
