Construction Update: The Wharf DC - Phase Two
Construction is ongoing at The Wharf’s phase two development at the Southwest Waterfront in Washington, DC. Developers Hoffman & Associates and Madison Marquette opened phase one in October 2016 with five buildings with residential, hotel, office, retail, and private event space. When completed in 2022, the second phase will offer 1.25 million square feet of mixed-use space in five additional buildings and two water buildings at the southern half of The Wharf.
Parcels 6 and 7
SHoP Architects is overseeing the design of Parcel 6 and 7’s 500,000 square feet of Class A office space and 33,000 square feet of retail space. The program is split among two buildings connected at the lower levels and clad in a glass curtain wall.
Parcel 6 and 7 facade detail.
North facade of Parcel 6.
Northeast corner of Parcel 6 from Maine Avenue SW.
East facade of Parcels 6 and 7 from Maine Avenue SW.
Water Building 1
Hollwich Kushner is overseeing the design of Water Building 1, a three-story hospitality structure built over a pier in the Potomac River. A steel ring truss of rectangular hollow sections and glass curtain wall clad the lower two floors of the concrete flat slab structure.
Parcel 8
ODA New York is leading the design on the mixed-use Parcel 8 building, which will offer 235 apartments and a 131-key hotel with 10,000 square feet of retail at the base.
Southwest facade of Parcel 8.
Northeast facade of Parcel 8 from Maine Avenue SW.
Southeast corner of Parcel 8 from Maine Avenue SW.
Parcel 9
Rafael Vinoly is leading the design of Parcel 9, which will offer 96 residential condo units and 18,000 square feet of retail.
East facade of Parcel 9 from Maine Avenue SW.
Northeast corner of Parcel 9 from Maine Avenue SW.
North facade of Parcel 9 from Maine Avenue SW.
Parcel 10
At the southern edge of the Wharf’s phase two, Morris Adjmi Architects is overseeing a five-story structure with 60,000 square feet of office space with 15,000 square feet of retail.
Southeast corner of Parcel 10 from Water Street SW.
Northeast corner of Parcel 10 from Water Street SW.
North facade of Parcel 10 from Water Street SW.
Phase two buildings.
Construction Tour: 662 Pacific Street
Southwest corner from Dean Street.
Facade installation is wrapping up at the Brodsky Organization’s 27-story residential rental tower at 662 Pacific Street in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The tower is part of the Pacific Park development and will offer 312 rental units and a 616-seat public middle school at the five-story base. Marvel Architects has led the design, which features a massing of stacked rectangular volumes clad in hand laid brick and large punch windows. A light tan brick clads the upper residential volumes, while a dark gray brick and larger windows clad the school volume below.
Looking up at the west facade from 6th Avenue.
North facade from 6th Avenue.
Looking up at the south facade from Dean Street.
Southeast corner from Dean Street.
East facade from Dean Street.
Residents will have access to a gym, residential lounges, an outdoor terrace, and a children’s playroom.
View northwest towards Downtown Brooklyn from the rooftop terrace.
View north towards 18 6th Avenue and Midtown from the rooftop terrace.
View north towards Midtown from the rooftop terrace.
View west towards the Statue of Liberty from the rooftop terrace.
View northeast towards Long Island City from the rooftop terrace.
Looking up at the south facade from the rooftop terrace.
View south towards Park Slope from a residential unit.
Architect: Marvel Architects; Developer: Brodsky Organization; Program: Residential Rental, Public School; Location: Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: Late 2021.
Construction Update: 251 West 91st Street - The Westly
Southeast corner from Broadway.
Facade installation is underway at Adam America Real Estate and Northlink Capital’s 20-story residential tower on the Upper West Side. Designed by ODA New York, the tower massing features a series of cantilevers at the north facade, extending out over an existing four story structure. When completed, the project will offer 57 units and amenities that include a lounge, teen lounge, fitness center, roof deck with outdoor pool, music practice room, children’s playroom, storage, bike room, central laundry room, and pet washing station.
East facade from Broadway.
Close-up of the east facade.
Facade detail.
Northeast corner from Broadway.
Architect: ODA New York; Developer: Adam America Real Estate & Northlink Capital; Program: Residential; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: 212 West 93rd Street
North facade.
Construction scaffolding is starting to come down at Landsea Homes and Leyton Properties’ boutique residential condo building 212 West 93rd Street on the Upper West Side. The 14-story, 20-unit condo building is the first ground-up development in Manhattan for Landsea Homes, a California-based homebuilding company. Along with the residential program, the building will be the new home for the Shaare Zedek synagogue at the first two floors and the lower level.
Looking up at the north facade from West 93rd Street.
Design of the development is led by ODA New York and features their signature deconstructed facade driven by each home’s influence on the structural form. The facade strategically erodes or expands outward to accommodate private outdoor space for most units.
Close-up of the north facade’s upper floors.
Interiors of the one-to-four bedroom units is led by GRADE New York. Amenities will include a private rooftop terrace, fitness studio, children’s playroom, pet spa, and bike storage.
Facade detail.
Northeast corner.
Architect: ODA New York; Interiors: GRADE New York; Developer: Landsea Homes and Leyton Properties; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Tour: Columbia University Business School
Southwest corner of the Kravis Building (left) and the Perelman Center (right).
Facade installation is nearing completion at the new home for the Columbia Business School at the university’s Manhattanville campus. The Business School’s two new structures, known as The Ronald O. Perelman Center for Business Innovation and the Henry R. Kravis Building, are located on a site to the north of the first phase buildings by Renzo Piano. Design on the two buildings is led by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with FXCollaborative and associate architects AARRIS ATEPA Architects. James Corner Field Operations are designing a central open space which has also started to take shape with plantings starting to arrive on site.
Southwest corner of the Kravis Building (left) and the Perelman Center (right).
Looking northeast towards the Manhattanville campus, including the Business School (left), the Lenfest Center for the Arts (right), and the Jerome L. Greene Science Center (far right).
The Henry R. Kravis Building
Rendering of the Henry R. Kravis Building. Rendering by DBox.
Looking up at the south facade of the west building.
West facade of the Kravis Building.
South facade of the Kravis Building.
East facade of the Kravis Building.
West facade of the Kravis Building.
Southwest corner of the Kravis Building.
Southwest corner of the Kravis Building (left) and the Perelman Center (right).
The Commons space at the Kravis Building.
East stair under construction.
Installation of GFRG shaped ceilings underway.
The Perelman Center for Business Innovation
Rendering of the Perelman Center. Rendering by DBox.
Southwest corner of the Perelman Center.
West facade detail of the Perelman Center.
West facade of the Perelman Center.
Southwest corner of the Perelman Center.
Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro with FXCollaborative and AARRIS ATEPA Architects; Landscape Architect: James Corner Field Operations; Program: Education; Location: Manhattanville, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: Madison House at 15 East 30th Street
Facade installation is wrapping up at 15 E 30, a 62-story residential tower in NoMad from developers Fosun Group and JD Carlisle. Designed by Handel Architects, the tower is clad in a glass and profiled metal panel curtain wall with a striped fit pattern at the spandrel panels. At the lower floors, construction scaffolding has recently come down to reveal a decorative metal louver screen. The 805-foot-tall tower will offer 199 residential condos.
Looking up at the southeast corner.
Looking up at the south facade.
Closeup of the louver screen.
Closeup of the louver screen.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developers: Fosun Group and JD Carlisle; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: NoMad, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 101 West 14th Street
Southeast corner.
Curtain wall installation is nearing completion at Gemini Rosemont’s 13-story residential condo building at 101 West 14th Street in Greenwich Village. Designed by ODA New York, the condo building features the architect’s signature eroded massing that affords covered balconies and stepped terraces at the upper floors. When completed, the project will offer 44 residential condo units, 21 of which will be duplexes.
Southeast corner from 6th Avenue.
Southeast corner from West 14th Street.
South facade.
Southwest corner from West 14th Street.
Residential entry under construction.
Duplex Model Residence
The building offers 44 condo units, ranging in size from 1-to-4-bedrooms, with duplex layouts for almost half of the residences. Along with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, residences also feature wide plank oak flooring, custom kitchen cabinetry by GD, Italian Fior di Bosch stone kitchen countertops and backsplashes, and Bleu de Savoie honed marble bathroom floors and showers.
Duplex Model Residence
Architect: ODA New York; Interiors: Whitehall Interiors; Facade Consultant: Laufs Engineering Design; Developer: Gemini Rosemont; Program: Residential Condo, Retail; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 185 Grand Street - The Grand Mulberry
Northeast corner from Grand Street.
Construction scaffolding has come down at residential condo building The Grand Mulberry at 185 Grand Street in Little Italy. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the seven-story building features a brick facade with a stacked running bond coursing. Custom, hand-molded domed bricks reference the traditional Italianate tenement facades throughout Little Italy. Along with offering 20 residential units, the building will also contain retail space and the Italian American Museum at the ground floor.
North facade from Grand Street.
Close-up of the northeast facade.
Close-up of the northeast facade.
Close-up of the southeast facade.
Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects; MEP Engineer: ABS Engineering; Facade Consultant: Buro Happold; Developer: Nexus Development; Program: Residential; Location: Little Italy, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Construction Update: 532 West 20th Street
North facade from West 20th Street..
Construction is nearing completion at residential condo tower 532 West 20th Street near the High Line in West Chelsea. DDG has led the development, design, and construction of the project, which will offer nine full floor apartments.
Northwest corner from West 20th Street..
The tower facade features a primary north facade of architectural concrete with bronze accented punched windows. A penthouse floor is clad in shingles and sets back at the northeast corner to allow for a rooftop terrace. Outdoor space is also provided to the other units from balconies on the south facade.
Northeast corner from West 20th Street.
The Warehouse at 520 West 20th Street (center) and 532 West 20th Street (right).
Northeast corner of the tower from the High Line.
Northeast corner of the penthouse from the High Line.
Architect/Developer/Builder/Property Management: DDG; Program: Residential, Gallery/Retail; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 470 Columbus - Charlotte of the Upper West Side
Looking up at the east facade facing Columbus Avenue.
Facade installation is nearing completion at The Roe Corporation’s residential condo building Charlotte of the Upper West Side at 470 Columbus. Designed by BKSK Architects, the facade features red brick and fins of Italian-made terra-cotta with a iron-spot finish by Ceipo. These facade elements are part of the building’s overall Passive House design, which typically leads to a reduction in energy usage of up to 90 percent for heating and cooling and exceptional air quality. Each residence has its own individualized ventilation and heating and cooling system.
Looking up at the east facade facing Columbus Avenue.
Southeast corner from Columbus Avenue.
Close-up of the terra-cotta fins on the east facade.
Close-up of the iron-spot finish on the terra-cotta fins.
Architect: BKSK Architects; Interiors: Alyssa Kapito Interiors & BKSK Architects; Developer: The Roe Corporation; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
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