275 Atlantic Avenue
HOK · Downtown Brooklyn · 2027
North facade from Boerum Place.
Facade installation is underway at the 15-story Brooklyn Detention Complex in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by HOK, the 339-foot-tall structure replaces a previous detention complex on the full block site bounded by Atlantic Avenue, Smith Street, State Street, and Boerum Place. Superstructure is close to topping out and curtain wall panels by Enclos are starting to be installed on the lower floors. The facade design includes alternating multi-story panels of glass and champagne and bronze metal panels with a twisting shape that gives added depth. Outdoor recreation spaces are located vertically along several of the facades and are articulated as large eroded voids. When completed, the facility will be able to house up to 1,040 inmates as part of the city’s plan to replace the Rikers Island detention complex with new facilities in each borough except Staten Island. Community facility space will also be located at the ground floor along Atlantic Avenue.
Northwest corner from Boerum Place.
West facade from Boerum Place.
South facade from Smith Street.
Southeast corner from Atlantic Avenue.
Looking up at the east facade from Smith Street.
Northeast corner detail.
East facade detail.
Northeast corner from State Street.
Northeast corner from Smith Street.
Looking up at the north facade from State Street.
North facade detail.
North facade detail.
Looking up at the north facade from State Street.
Looking up at the north facade from State Street.
Architect: HOK; Contractor: Tutor Perini; Client: NYC Department of Design and Construction; Program: Detention Facility, Community Facility; Location: Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2029.
1800 Avenue at Port Imperial
Handel Architects · Weehawken · 2027
North (right) and south (left) buildings from the Hudson River.
Superstructure is rising at a residential condo development at 1800 Avenue at Port Imperial in Weehawken, NJ. Designed by Handel Architects, the development is broken down into two 8-story buildings, both with massings that step down to the Hudson River waterfront. Superstructure has reached the seventh floor of the north building, while the south building follows behind at the third floor. The project’s facades will feature rounded building corners and cladding of glass and metal panel bands at the horizontal slab conditions. A new pedestrian plaza will be located between the two buildings.
North (right) and south (left) buildings from the Hudson River.
North (right) and south (left) buildings from the Hudson River.
North (right) and south (left) buildings from the Hudson River.
North building from the Hudson River.
Northeast corner of the north building from City View Drive.
East facade of the north building.
Northeast corner of the north building.
Southeast corner of the north building.
East facade of the north building.
Southeast corner of the north building.
Southeast corner of the south building.
Southwest corner of the south building from Avenue at Port Imperial.
Southwest corner of the north building (left) and northwest corner of the south building (right) from Avenue at Port Imperial.
Northwest corner of the south building from Avenue at Port Imperial.
Southwest corner of the north building from Avenue at Port Imperial.
Southwest corner of the north building from Avenue at Port Imperial.
Northwest corner of the north building from Avenue at Port Imperial.
Northeast corner of the north building from East Columbia Terrace.
North facade of the north building from East Columbia Terrace.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: WHK Development; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Weehawken, NJ; Completion: 2027.
24–19 Jackson Avenue
FXCollaborative · Long Island City · 2028
Ground floor concrete pour. March 24, 2026.
Construction has reached street level at Charney Companies’ 53-story residential and commercial tower at 45-03 23rd Street in Long Island City. Designed by FXCollaborative, the tower is located adjacent to the Court Square subway station and will offer residential rentals and condos above a three-story retail podium. Work is underway on the concrete superstructure at the podium and completion of the 725,000 GSF project is slated for 2028.
Ground floor concrete pour. March 24, 2026.
Ground floor concrete slab. March 25, 2026.
Ground floor concrete slab. March 25, 2026.
Ground floor concrete slab. March 25, 2026.
Ground floor concrete slab. March 25, 2026.
Formwork underway on second floor. March 29, 2026.
Formwork underway on second floor. March 29, 2026.
Formwork underway on second floor. March 29, 2026.
Architect: FXCollaborative; Developer: Charney Companies; Program: Residential Rental and Condo, Retail; Location: Long Island City, Queens, NY; Completion: 2028.
24-01 Queens Plaza North - Radiant
ODA · Long Island City · 2026
Southwest corner from Queens Plaza North.
Construction is nearing completion at developer the
Construction is nearing completion at the New Empire Corporation’s 19-story residential condo tower in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. Designed by ODA, the tower features their signature massing that erodes as it reaches the topmost floors. Strong horizontal bands every other floor allows for balconies with metal picket railings for many residential units. The undulating facade is clad with a fluted bronze toned metal panel and large punch windows that increase in height and width at the topmost floors.
Looking up at the southwest corner from Queens Plaza North.
Looking up at the south facade from Queens Plaza North.
Looking up at the south facade from Queens Plaza North.
South facade.
Southwest corner of the tower (left).
Close-up of the south facade.
Close-up of the southwest facade.
Close-up of the southwest facade.
Architect: ODA; Interior Design: Paris Forino; Developer: New Empire Corp.; Program: Residential Condo, Retail; Location: Long Island City, NY; Completion: 2026.
401 East 51st Street
Selldorf Architects · Midtown East · 2027
Southwest corner from First Avenue.
Facade installation is ongoing at SK Development and CB Developers residential condo tower in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Selldorf Architects, the 29-story tower’s facade features bespoke unitized curtain wall panels with integrated ram-pressed terracotta elements manufactured by Palagio. Panel installation, which is led by SLB Management, is nearing the top of the 6-story podium. When completed, there will be 1,400 unitized panels and 9,000 terracotta units.
Looking up at the west facade from First Avenue.
West facade from First Avenue.
West facade from East 51st Street.
Southwest corner from East 51st Street.
Southwest corner from First Avenue.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the podium facade.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the podium facade.
Close-up of the west facade of the podium.
Looking up at the south facade of the podium.
Facade panels awaiting installation.
Close-up of the integrated terracotta unit on a unitized curtain wall panel.
Interior view of curtain wall panels installed at the podium.
Architect: Selldorf Architects (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Developers: SK Development and CB Developers; Structural Engineer: Gace Consulting Engineers; MEP Engineer: GEA Consulting Engineers; Construction Manager: CMA (CM & Associates); Facade Consultant: Frank Seta Associates; Curtain Wall Installation: Solubon Ltd. SLB Management; Curtain Wall Manufacturer: Gruppo Simeon; Terracotta Manufacturer: Palagio; Program: Residential; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.
8 Carlisle
Handel Architects · Financial District · 2027
Looking up at the northwest corner from Carlisle Street.
Curtain wall installation is underway at Grubb Properties 8 Carlisle residential tower in Lower Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects, the 64-story tower sits at the corner of Carlisle and Washington Streets, on a block near the World Trade Center development. Concrete superstructure continues to rise on the residential tower, which will contain 462 rental units. The podium below features retail at the ground and second floors, with residential amenities located on floors four and five. Curtain wall panels are currently being installed at the podium and have reached to the 5th floor.
Looking up at the north facade from Carlisle Street.
Looking up at the north facade from Carlisle Street.
Closeup of the northwest corner of the podium.
Looking up at the west facade from Washington Street.
West facade of podium.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: Grubb Properties; Program: Residential Rental, Retail; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.
740 Eighth Avenue - The Torch
ODA · Midtown · 2028
Southwest corner from Eighth Avenue.
Superstructure is ongoing at Extell’s 52-story mixed-use supertall tower in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by ODA Architecture, the tower will feature ground floor retail and an 825-key hotel that wraps around three existing low-rise structures at the base and tapers skyward into a columnar structure that will be capped by a multi-tier public observation deck. The superstructure has surpassed the 20th floor in its rise towards 1,067 feet.
Looking up at the south facade from West 45th Street.
Looking up at the south facade from West 45th Street.
Looking up at the west facade from Eighth Avenue.
Northwest corner from Eighth Avenue.
Looking up at the north facade from West 46th Street.
Architect: ODA Architecture (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: Extell Development; Program: Retail, Hotel, Observation Decks; Location: Midtown, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.
544 Carroll Street
Avery Hall · Gowanus · 2025
Northwest corner from 4th Avenue.
At the confluence of the Gowanus and Park Slope neighborhoods of Brooklyn stands a new residential rental tower, 544 Carol Street. Developed, designed, leased, and marketed by Avery Hall, the tower is part of the recent explosion in development surrounding the Gowanus Canal. The 17-story project is situated at the corner of 4th Avenue and Carroll Street, replacing a two-story commercial building.
Northwest corner from 4th Avenue.
The development offers 133 residences that range in size from one- to three-bedrooms and are sized between 650 and 2,500 square feet. At the upper end of unit size the development features some of the largest residences in the neighborhood. An additional 4-bedroom duplex spans approximately 2,500 square feet of indoor space and includes a private roof terrace and balcony. This unit recently leased for $25,000 per month, setting a record for the neighborhood.
East facade from 4th Avenue.
Looking up at the east facade from 4th Avenue.
Southeast corner from 4th Avenue.
Closeup of the facade at the northeast corner.
Closeup of the facade at the northeast corner.
Closeup of the east facade.
Amenity Spaces
Residential entry desk.
Residences have access to a range of amenities including a lobby with adjacent interior courtyard, ground floor resident study, fitness center with a dedicated Pilates studio, private dining room, resident lounge, communal rooftop with sunset terrace, “cave” play area for children, pet spa, bike storage, and on-site parking.
Residential entry lobby.
Residential entry lobby.
Residential entry lobby lounge.
Looking east towards the Gowanus neighborhood from the rooftop amenity space.
Fitness studio.
Fitness center.
Model Residences
Dining and living room.
Kitchen.
Bedroom.
Primary bathroom.
Architect/Developer: Avery Hall; Program: Residential Rental, Retail; Location: Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2026.
Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center
Studio Gang · East Flatbush · 2026
West facade.
Construction has wrapped up at the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Named for the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, the Studio Gang-designed facility houses programs dedicated to fitness, recreation, and learning for the surrounding community across its 74,000 square feet. A gymnasium, walking track, and double-height competition-grade swimming pool are located on the lower three levels. The uppermost level provides learning spaces for kids, teens, and adults, with adjacent roof terrace and gardens for connecting to nature.
Recreation center entry.
The facade features a brick-faced architectural precast concrete panel with mineral wool or spray-applied, closed cell insulation depending on the location. Double and triple glazed windows and curtain walls invite light into the interior spaces, with gently arched windows predominantly located at the ground floor. At the topmost floor, the stepped back exterior transitions to corrugated metal panel cladding and a green roof allows for access to nature.
West facade.
The project is the first LEED Platinum v4 public building in New York City, achieved through its high-performance building envelope, energy recovery system, and all-electric heating and cooling. Some of the notable sustainable features include 75-foot-long mass timber beams spanning the ceiling of the pool space, low-carbon concrete superstructure, extensive green roofs, and bioswales at the surrounding ground floor landscape.
Southwest corner.
Close-up of a window.
Architect: Studio Gang; Structural and Facade Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; MEP Engineer: WSP; Landscape Architect: Elizabeth Kennedy Landscape Architect; Construction: Consigli Construction; Client: NYC Department of Design and Construction/NYC Department of Parks & Recreation; Program: Fitness, Pool, Basketball Court, Community Meeting Space; Location: East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: Early 2026.
8 Carlisle
Handel Architects · Financial District · 2027
Northwest corner from Washington Street.
Superstructure has reached the halfway mark at Grubb Properties 8 Carlisle residential tower in Lower Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects, the 64-story tower sits at the corner of Carlisle and Washington Streets, on a block near the World Trade Center development. Concrete superstructure continues to rise on the residential tower, which will contain 462 rental units. The podium below features retail at the ground and second floors, with residential amenities located on floors four and five. Installation of slab anchors for the curtain wall panels is also underway on the podium floors, indicating that panels will soon be going up as well.
Northwest corner from Washington Street.
West facade of the podium from Washington Street.
Looking up at the west facade of the podium from Washington Street.
Closeup of the northwest corner of the podium.
Looking up at the northwest corner from Carlisle Street.
Looking up at the north facade from Carlisle Street.
Northwest corner of the tower.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: Grubb Properties; Program: Residential Rental, Retail; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.