Construction Update: Pier 17
Northeast corner from the East River.
Exterior construction is wrapping up at the Howard Hughes Corporation's new retail center at Pier 17. This new structure is part of the redevelopment of the site formerly home to Benjamin Thompson's 1983 structure of similar function. The 300,000 square foot retail project is designed by SHoP Architects, the firm also responsible for the nearby Pier 15 and the East River Waterfront Esplanade renovation.
Southeast corner from the East River.
The façade consists of two lower floors clad in a corrugated dark gray metal panel and two upper floors clad in panels of channel glass and tall windows. Operable glass walls at the north and south facades can slide vertically down to close off the lower floors.
Close-up of the southeast corner.
South façade.
Southeast corner of Pier 17 with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background.
Close-up of the southeast corner.
Operable glass walls installed on the south façade.
Southwest corner.
Architect: SHoP Architects; Developer: The Howard Hughes Corporation; Program: Retail; Location: Seaport District, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: Dock 72
Northwest corner from the East River.
Construction has topped out at Dock 72, a 17-story office building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. S9 Architecture is the designer for core and shell, with Fogarty Finger serving as interiors architects. Approximately a third of the 675,000 square foot building will be occupied by WeWork, which offers coworking spaces. The building features a long rectangular floor plate with a stepped massing that allows for common and private terraces on multiple floors. Curtain wall installation is also underway on the lower floors.
Close-up of the curtain wall installation at Floor 02.
North façade from the East River.
Architects: S9 Architecture (Design Architect), Perkins Eastman (Architect of Record), Fogarty Finger (Interior Design Architect); Client: Boston Properties, Rudin Development; Program: Office; Location: Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 123 Melrose Street - The Denizen Bushwick
Northeast corner of the north block.
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.
Concrete superstructure has topped out on the north block building and brick and window installation is underway. The superstructure features cross bracing at the perimeter which will be expressed on the facade.
Laying brick on the northeast corner of the north block.
Southeast facade of the north block from Evergreen Avenue.
Southeast corner of the north block from Evergreen Avenue.
Meanwhile on the southern block fronting Melrose Street, concrete superstructure has reached the fourth floor on the other half of the development.
Northeast corner of the south block from Evergreen Avenue.
Southeast corner of the south block from Evergreen Avenue.
Southwest corner of the south block from Stanwix Street.
Southwest corner of the north block from Stanwix Street.
Looking up at the west facade of the north block from Stanwix Street.
Northwest corner of the north block from Stanwix Street.
Architect: ODA; Developer: All Year Management; Program: Residential; Location: Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: Greenpoint Landing
West facade of 37 Blue Slip.
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.
Northwest corner of 37 Blue Slip from the East River.
Concrete superstructure has topped out at 37 Blue Slip, the first market rate tower of the Greenpoint Landing mega project. The 30-story tower will rise 300 feet and offer 373 residential units when completed. Installation of the brick and window wall façade is also underway. The materials were selected to tie the tower into the neighborhood's industrial past and the adjacent affordable buildings in the development.
Close-up of the northwest corner of the tower at 37 Blue Slip.
Initial site work is also underway on the second market rate tower, located on an adjacent site to the west of 37 Blue Slip.
North façade of 37 Blue Slip (center) and the second market rate tower (right).
Northeast corner of 37 Blue Slip with Hunters Point South Park in the foreground.
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.
Northeast corner of 37 Blue Slip.
Northeast corner of 37 Blue Slip with Four Freedoms Park in the foreground.
Architects: 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: The Schomburg Center
South facade from West 135th Street.
Construction is wrapping up at Marble Fairbanks' renovation of The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. As part of the New York Public Library system, the research center is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to materials documenting black life in America and worldwide.
The renovation project focused on engaging the public and the Harlem neighborhood by displaying a portion of the center's collection to the street. A new glass and metal panel storefront, with a frit pattern based on a map of the neighborhood, wraps the east and south facades, opening up views to the interior spaces at the ground floor. The gift shop has been relocated to the southern boundary of the site in a new space with floor to ceiling glass and video screens facing out to the street. A large LED display board integrated into the new storefront at the southeast corner of the building displays upcoming events. Other improvements include a new landscape plaza along the eastern edge of the site with new plantings and seating designed by SCAPE.
Southwest corner detail.
South facade fritted glass detail.
The Schomburg Gift Shop.
Looking up at the southeast corner with signage and message board.
Signage gate at the south facade.
Gate detail.
Entry.
Looking up at the new glass curtain wall at the east facade.
East facade.
Public space seating.
Sidewalk paving pattern.
Architect: Marble Fairbanks; Structural Engineer: Robert Silman Associates; MEP Engineer: Plus Group PLLC; Landscape Architect: SCAPE; Client: New York City Department of Design and Construction, New York City Public Library, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Program: Library, Research Center, Retail; Location: Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
Tour: Journal Squared
West façade from Pavonia Avenue.
Construction is finished and leasing is underway at the phase one tower for KRE Group and National Real Estate Advisors' Journal Squared mixed-use development. Phase one includes a 53-story residential tower from Hollwich Kushner (HWKN) and Handel Architects. Journal Squared's complete master plan calls for 2.3 million square feet spread amongst three towers for its site adjacent to the Journal Square Transportation Center in Jersey City's historic Journal Square neighborhood.
Looking up at the north facade.
Rising 53 stories and 563 feet, the phase one tower includes the first of the master plan's 1,838 residential rental units and a portion of the 36,000 square feet of retail space. The tower's massing steps back as it rises and is clad with a grid of white metal panels and punched windows. To break down the repetitive envelope, thin metal panels in various shades of blue flag the windows on alternating sides while several large vertical strips of glazing rip through the tower, further breaking down the larger form.
Residential entry from Pavonia Avenue.
Residential lobby.
On the eighth floor, residents have access to 10,235 square feet of amenities including a gym, yoga room, kids room, library, screening room, WiFi lounge, sundeck, and outdoor pool.
Gym.
Amenity terrace.
Sky Lounge
A Sky Lounge on the 53rd floor offers residents a communal dining table, projector screen, and seating areas surrounded by panoramic views of Manhattan and Jersey City.
View of the Midtown skyline from the sky lounge.
Model Residences
The phase one tower offers 538 residential rental units ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments.
Living/dining room.
Bedroom.
Studio.
Living room.
Kitchen.
View to Lower Manhattan from residential unit.
Architects: Hollwich Kushner (HWKN) and Handel Architects; Developers: KRE (Kushner Real Estate Group) and National Real Estate Advisors, a division of NEBF; Structural Engineer: WSP; Mechanical Engineer: Barone Engineering Associates; Building Envelope Consultant: Israel Berger & Associates; Landscape Architect: Melillo + Bauer Associates, Inc.; Identity: Bruce Mau Design; Program: Residential, Retail, and Parking; Location: Jersey City, New Jersey; Completion: Early 2017 (Phase One).
Construction Update: Hudson Yards
Looking north on 10th Avenue.
Hudson Yards' first phase at the eastern rail yards continues to make significant progress, with work progressing on all sites. When complete, the 28-acre site will be the largest private real estate development in the history of the United States, and the city's largest since Rockefeller Center in the 1930's.
30 Hudson Yards
Steel superstructure continues its rise at the second office tower, 30 Hudson Yards, at the northeastern corner of the rail yards. Designed by KPF, the 92-story, 1,287-foot tower will house Time Warner Inc. and feature an open-air observation deck. Steel superstructure has surpassed the 900 foot mark, with only the final third of it's structural height left before topping out. Installation of the glass curtain wall is also well underway, having surpassed the half-way mark.
Looking up at the northeast corner of 30 Hudson Yards.
Looking up at the east facade of 30 Hudson Yards.
Hudson Yards retail podium (foreground) and 30 Hudson Yards (background).
Looking east from the High Line towards the towers of Hudson Yards: 15 Hudson Yards and The Shed (far right), 10 Hudson Yards (right), Vessel (center), 30 Hudson Yards (left), 35 Hudson Yards (left), and 55 Hudson Yards (far left).
15 Hudson Yards
The first residential tower, 15 Hudson Yards, continues to make progress as its concrete superstructure rises towards its final height of 900 feet. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group, the 70-story tower will offer both condo and rental units. Sales for the 285 one- to four-bedroom condo units are underway.
Northwest corner of 10 Hudson Yards (left) and 15 Hudson Yards with The Shed (right).
Looking up at the west facade of 15 Hudson Yards.
Looking up at the south facade of 15 Hudson Yards (center) and The Shed (right).
Southeast corner of The Shed (foreground) and 15 Hudson Yards (background).
Vessel
A large open space designed by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects will be located at the center of the development. The centerpiece of this space will be Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel, a 150 foot tall installation that features 154 flights of stairs arranged in a conical shape that flares outward as it rises. The public will be able to climb their way to the top and experience the site from different vantage points as they make the trek.
35 Hudson Yards
Superstructure is rising at 35 Hudson Yards, a 72-story mixed-use tower designed by SOM. At its final height of 1,000 feet it will be Hudson Yards' tallest residential building. The 1.1 million square-foot tower will include 137 private residences, an Equinox branded luxury hotel, an Equinox fitness club and spa, first-class office space, and ground-floor retail. Limestone and glass clad the exterior of the tower.
South facade of 35 Hudson Yards from 11th Avenue.
Close-up of the east facade of the podium at 35 Hudson Yards.
55 Hudson Yards
Concrete superstructure has topped out at 55 Hudson Yards, the Related Companies office tower at the corner of 11th Avenue and West 34th Street. Design of the 51-story, 780-foot tower is led by Kohn Pedersen Fox with Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates. The tower's massing features a tenth floor setback that affords an outdoor terrace with views of the larger development as well as Hudson Park and the High Line. On the exterior, the curtain wall features black metal mullion caps that create a grid of chamfered rectangles.
Southwest corner of 55 Hudson Yards.
Looking up at the west facade of 55 Hudson Yards.
30 Hudson Yards reflected in the facade of 55 Hudson Yards.
Close-up of the facades of 15 Hudson Yards (left), 35 Hudson Yards (center), and 55 Hudson Yards (right).
Looking south on 11th Avenue towards 30 Hudson Yards (left) and 55 Hudson Yards (right).
Architects: KPF (10 Hudson Yards, 30 Hudson Yards, 55 Hudson Yards, Retail), Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group (15 Hudson Yards, The Shed), Ismael Leyva Architects (15 Hudson Yards - Architect of Record), KRJDA (55 Hudson Yards); Developers: Related Companies, Oxford Properties Group; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2016 (10 Hudson Yards), 2017 (55 Hudson Yards), 2018 (15 Hudson Yards, 35 Hudson Yards, Retail, Public Square), 2019 (30 Hudson Yards).
Construction Update: The Shed
Looking east from the High Line towards Hudson Yards.
Installation of the ETFE panels has begun at The Shed, a 200,000-square-foot structure for performance, visual and multi-disciplinary art at Hudson Yards. Designed by the Rockwell Group and Diller Scofidio and Renfro, the project is composed of a six-story fixed building and a telescoping outer shell that can expand to the adjoining plaza to provide an additional hall for events. The steel structure, including the roof, will be clad in panels of fritted ETFE cushions. ETFE is lighter, more energy efficient, and more economical than glass, which allows for a lighter and more efficient structural system.
South façade of The Shed (right) and Vessel (left) under construction.
ETFE panel installed at the north façade.
Looking up at the south façade of The Shed (center) and 15 Hudson Yards (left).
Architects: KPF (10 Hudson Yards, 30 Hudson Yards, 55 Hudson Yards, Retail), Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group (15 Hudson Yards, The Shed), Ismael Leyva Architects (15 Hudson Yards - Architect of Record), KRJDA (55 Hudson Yards); Developers: Related Companies, Oxford Properties Group; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Yards, New York, NY; Completion: 2016 (10 Hudson Yards), 2017 (55 Hudson Yards), 2018 (15 Hudson Yards, 35 Hudson Yards, Retail, Public Square), 2019 (30 Hudson Yards).
Tour: Cornell Tech Campus
Northwest corner of the Cornell Tech campus.
The first phase of the new campus for Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island has officially for the fall semester. Established under a partnership between Cornell University and the Israel Institute of Technology, Cornell Tech serves as a graduate school for applied sciences that hopes to nurture the future of New York's growing tech industry. When the full master plan is realized in 2043, the completed campus will house 2 million square feet of space and 12 acres of open space for approximately 2,500 occupants.
Campus signage.
The Bloomberg Center
The Bloomberg Center, designed by Morphosis, serves as the main academic building for the first phase of the Cornell Tech campus. Faculty and students will be able to work independently and collaboratively in the building’s flexible space. Interaction with the public will be facilitated through the café and terrace. As with the other buildings on campus, The Bloomberg Center will pursue aggressive sustainability standards as it sets a goal of being the largest Net Zero energy use building in the United States. All of its energy will be generated on site through the use of geothermal wells for heating and cooling and a canopy of solar panels at the roof.
North façade of The Bloomberg Center.
Looking up at the east façade of The Bloomberg Center.
Southeast corner of The Bloomberg Center.
Morphosis has designed an iconic metal panel façade to cover the unitized, continuously insulated rainscreen wall system. A system of perforations in the panels catches the sunlight to create an organic pattern visible on campus and from afar.
Looking up at the south façade of The Bloomberg Center.
Southwest corner of The Bloomberg Center.
Close-up of the perforated metal panel façade of The Bloomberg Center.
The Bridge at Cornell Tech
The Bridge at Cornell Tech, designed by Weiss/Manfredi and developed by Forest City Ratner Companies, will serve as a corporate co-location facility to bring together established tech companies, startups, and academic researchers to accelerate the introduction of new technologies to the market. The 230,000 square foot building will pursue a minimum of LEED Silver with sustainable features such as 16,500 square feet of rooftop solar panels, efficient water fixtures, stormwater capture, and a ground floor elevated 10 feet above the 100 year flood plane. A glass curtain wall with a vertical frit pattern clads the steel structure, offering expansive light and views to the 14 foot floor to floor height work spaces.
Northeast corner of The Bridge.
Southwest corner of The Bridge.
Close-up of the façade of The Bridge.
Lobby of The Bridge.
The House at Cornell Tech
The House at Cornell Tech, designed by Handel Architects and developed in partnership with The Hudson Companies and The Related Companies, will offer 350 residential units for students and faculty of the college. Rising to a height of 270 feet, the tower is the tallest building on campus and will be the world’s tallest Passive House designed structure at completion. The Passive House energy standard was developed in Germany and is considered the most rigorous energy efficiency standard in the world. Buildings designed to this standard typically achieve energy consumption reduction of 60% to 80% that of a similar code building.
Northwest corner of The House.
Looking up at the south façade of The House.
As part of the energy efficient design of the building, the façade is clad in unitized mega panels of metal panel and punched windows that are designed and prefabricated for better control of air infiltration, reducing heating and cooling loss. A special color changing paint is employed on the metal panels that will shift from silver to warm champagne in the natural light. The southwest corner of the façade features a vertical strip of louvers that act as the building’s “gills”, concealing the outdoor space where the heating and cooling equipment are housed.
Residential entry at The House.
Amenities will include furnished common spaces, fitness center, landscaped ground floor porch and rooftop terraces, rooftop party room, and bicycle storage.
Southwest corner of The House.
Architects: SOM (Master Plan, Central Utility Plant), Landscape Architects: Field Operations (Open Space Master Plan, Campus Open Space); Location: Roosevelt Island, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
BLOOMBERG CENTER:
Architect: Morphosis; Structural Engineer: Arup; MEP Engineer: Arup; Facade Consultant: Arup; Client: Cornell University; Program: Education.
THE BRIDGE AT CORNELL TECH:
Architect: Weiss/Manfredi; Program: Office.
THE HOUSE AT CORNELL TECH:
Architect: Handel Architects; Structural Engineer: Buro Happold; MEP Engineer: Buro Happold; Facade Consultant: Socotec; Sustainability and Passive House Consultant: Steven Winter Associates; General Contractor: Monadnock Construction; Client: Cornell University, Related Companies, Hudson Companies; Program: Residential.
Tour: 203 Jay Street
Looking north on Jay Street.
Construction is wrapping up at 203 Jay Street, a 33-story mixed use tower in Downtown Brooklyn from architects Woods Bagot. The 355,000-square-foot project will offer retail and commercial office space in the eight-story podium and 270 residential rental units in the tower above.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the tower.
A dynamic façade of metal panel and glass window wall units indicates interior uses, with transparency increasing at living and dining rooms and wider solid panels at bedrooms and bathrooms.
Southwest corner from Jay Street.
Residential amenities are provided in the cellar, the 9th floor terrace, and at the 33rd floor, where panoramic views of Brooklyn and Manhattan will be the backdrop to lounge and event space.
View from the residential amenity terrace.
View of Lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge from the residential amenity terrace.
View of the East River from the residential amenity terrace.
Window wall units awaiting installation.
Southeast corner of the tower façade.
View of Downtown Brooklyn from an office floor.
Close-up of the office façade.
Looking up at the tower façade.
Architect: Woods Bagot; Developer: 203 Jay Street Associates, LLC; Program: Residential, Office, Retail; Location: Downtown Brooklyn, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
