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Construction Update: 180 Broome Street

North facade from Delancey Street.

Superstructure is nearing the half way mark at 180 Broome Street, part of the nine-building Essex Crossing development on the Lower East Side from a joint venture of L+M Development Partners, BFC Partners, and Taconic Investment Partners, and Goldman Sachs. Designed by Handel Architects, the 26-story mixed-use tower will offer 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail, 175,000 square feet of office space on floors two through five, and a tower with 263 rentals. Facade installation has also begun on the second floor.

Northwest corner from Delancey Street.

Facade detail.

Southeast corner from Clinton Street.

Southwest corner from Clinton Street.

West facade.

Southwest corner.

Architect: Handel Architects; Developers: Delancey Street Associates (Taconic Investment Partners LLC, L+M Development Partners, BFC Partners, Goldman Sachs); Program: Residential, Office, Retail; Location: Essex Crossing, Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.

 
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Construction Update: 90 Morton

Northwest corner from Greenwich Street and Morton Street.

Construction is nearing completion at Brack Capital Real Estate’s 90 Morton, a 12-story residential building in the West Village. The original 8-story structure was built in 1912 and last served as the home of the Hort family printing press from 1972 to 2007. Gottesman Szmelcman Architecture is now leading the renovation of the building which involves the conversion into residential use, including a four story addition atop the original structure. Original elements of the building’s past life, including high ceilings, cast iron columns, and concrete beams have been preserved and feature prominently in the residences. When completed the building will offer 35 residences ranging from two to five bedrooms.

Northeast corner.

Southwest corner from Greenwich Street.

Sales Gallery

Amenity pool under construction.

Penthouse Addition

Model Residence

Architect: Gottesman Szmelcman Architecture; Interiors: Leroy Street Studio; Developer: Brack Capital Real Estate; Program: Residential; Location: West Village, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.

 
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Construction Update: 420 Kent Avenue

West facade from the East River.

Construction is nearing completion at Spitzer Enterprises' 420 Kent, the three-tower, 857-unit residential development on the South Williamsburg waterfront. Designed by ODA New York, the massing for each of the 22-story towers breaks down a simple rectangular extrusion into a collection of shifting boxes. Along with adding visual interest, the massing strategy also increases the number of corner units in each tower and adds outdoor terraces atop the shifting boxes.

Southwest corner from the East River.

Each of the three towers are clad in floor-to-ceiling glass to allow for expansive apartment views of the Manhattan skyline, Brooklyn, and the nearby Williamsburg Bridge.

Southwest corner from the East River.

When completed, the project will offer a range of amenities including a sunken courtyard, private park, two rooftop pools, a community garden, and individual roof terraces. While construction wraps up on the towers, 400 feet of public waterfront access has already opened to the public.

Facade detail.

Looking south along Kent Avenue.

Southeast corner.

Southwest corner from the waterfront park.

West facade at the East River waterfront.

West facade at the East River waterfront.

Architect: ODA New York; Developer: Spitzer Enterprises; Program: Residential; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2019.

 
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Construction Update: 1 South 1st Street / 10 Grand Street

Domino Sugar development with 327 Kent (right) and 1 South First (left).

Facade installation continues at 1 South First (formerly 260 Kent), the second residential tower of the Domino Sugar master plan. Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the 42-story tower is located at the northern boundary of Domino Park. Along with 330 residential rental units, the mixed-use building will also contain 22-commercial floors with 150,000 square feet of office space and 13,000 square feet of retail. Superstructure has reached the 28th floor, surpassing the halfway height mark.

West facade from the East River.

COOKFOX was inspired by the molecular structure of sugar crystals for the design of the precast concrete panels that clad the exterior. The molds for the panels were 3D printed using the same BIM model developed for the design and documentation of the building.

Southwest corner from River Street.

Closeup of the facade panels

Looking up at the west facade.

Northwest corner from Grand Ferry Park.

Northwest corner from River Street.

Northeast corner from Grand Street.

Looking up at the east facade.

Southeast corner from Kent Avenue.

Architect: COOKFOX Architects; Developer: Two Trees Management; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: Late 2019.

 
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Construction Update: 25 Kent Avenue

Northwest corner from Kent Avenue.

Construction is wrapping up at 25 Kent, an eight-story office building in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, from developers Rubenstein Partners and Heritage Equity Partners. The 500,000-square-foot project occupies a full block with a massing design that features a north and south bar centrally connected. Both bars step back on their north and south street facing facade to allow for rooftop terraces on each floor. The facade will feature brick and punched window on the north and south of both bars with a glass curtain wall on the east and west. Design of the project is led by Gensler, with concept design by Hollwich Kushner.

Looking up at the west facade.

Southwest corner from Wythe Avenue.

East facade from Wythe Avenue.

Northeast corner from Wythe Avenue.

North facade closeup of 25 Kent (right) and the William Vale (left).

Architect: Gensler (Design and Executive Architect), Hollwich Kushner (Concept Design); Structural Engineer: Desimone; Mechanical Engineer: Cosentini; Developers: Rubenstein Partners, Heritage Equity Partners; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2019.

 
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Construction Update: The JACX

Southwest corner from Jackson Avenue.

Facade installation is nearing completion at Tishman Speyer's two tower office development, The JACX, at 28-01 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Moed de Armas & Shannon Architects, the 26-story towers are clad in curtain wall panels of glass and horizontal terra-cotta bands. When completed, the towers will offer 1.2 million square feet of office and retail space.

Looking up at the JACX (left) and Jackson Park (right).

Looking up at the south facade.

Looking up at the west facade from 42nd Road.

Northwest corner from 42nd Road.

Architect: Moed de Armas and Shannon Architects; Landscape Architect: HM White; Developer: Tishman Speyer; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Long Island City, Queens, NY; Completion: 2019.

 
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Construction Update: 98 Front Street

Southeast corner from York Street.

Construction is ongoing at Hope Street Capital’s 80 Adams Street residential building in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed by ODA New York, the 10-story building features the firm’s signature eroded massing that will allow for outdoor space in the form of terraces and void spaces throughout. Concrete superstructure has surpassed the halfway mark.

Looking up at the south facade from York Street.

Southwest corner from York Street.

Southeast corner from Adams Street.

East facade from Adams Street.

Northeast corner from Front Street.

Architect: ODA New York; Developer: Hope Street Capital; Program: Residential, Community Facility; Location: DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2020.

 
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Construction Update: The Heights Building at Wilson Secondary School

Construction is ongoing at Bjarke Ingels Group’s (BIG) The Heights Building for the Wilson Secondary School in Arlington, Virginia. Designed by BIG in collaboration with Leo A Daly, the massing features a series of classroom bars rotated along a single hinge point, with planted terraces on each roof. The building’s large public program spaces, including the auditorium and gym, are tucked below the rotating bars.

Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) with Leo A Daly; Client: Arlington Public Schools; Program: Secondary School; Location: Arlington, VA; Completion: 2020.

 
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Construction Update: 11 Hoyt

Facade installation is ongoing at Tishman Speyer’s 11 Hoyt residential condo tower in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Studio Gang Architects, the facade features precast concrete panels shaped to create the scalloped edges that migrate across the tower like waves. The scalloped panels allow for the expansion of the living space and will provide built-in seating at the eight-foot-tall windows. Sales are underway for the studio-to-four-bedroom condos.

Architect: Studio Gang Architects; Interiors: Michaelis Boyd Associates; Landscape Architect: Hollander Design Landscape Architects; Developer: Tishman Speyer; Program: Residential; Location: Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2019.

 
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Tour: The Lindley

West facade.

Construction has wrapped up at The Lindley, CBSK Ironstate's 20-story residential condo tower in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Rawlings Architects, the tower features a façade of brick and over-sized casement windows in keeping with the surrounding context. The project offers 74 residential units ranging in size from studios to 3-bedrooms. Residents have access to an array of amenities including a 24/7 concierge service, residents' lounge, fitness center, resident superintendent, bike and resident storage, and a roof garden with skyline views and dining areas.

Amenities

Residents lounge.

Fitness center.

Model Residence - 2 Bedroom

Model Residence - 1 Bedroom

Rooftop Terrace

View south from the rooftop terrace.

View west from the rooftop terrace.

Architect: Rawlings Architects; Developer: CBSK Ironstate; Program: Residential; Location: Murray Hill, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.

 
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