Construction Update: 180 East 88th Street
Northeast corner from 3rd Avenue.
Construction is nearing completion at DDG’s residential condominium tower at 180 East 88th Street on the Upper East Side. Developed and designed by DDG, the 33-story tower features a facade of Kolumba brick from Petersen Tegl and concrete arches at the middle and the top of the tower. Inside, the tower offers 48 half and full floor condominiums.
Mid-tower arches.
Brick facade detail.
East facade of the tower from 3rd Avenue.
Residential entry from 3rd Avenue.
Looking up at the east facade.
Secondary residential entry from East 88th Street.
Looking up at the north facade.
North facade detail.
East facade of the tower crown.
Architect: DDG (Design Architect), HTO Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: DDG; Program: Residential Condominium; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 150 East 78th Street
Facade installation is ongoing at Midwood Investment & Development and EJS Group’s residential condo tower at 150 East 78th Street on the Upper East Side. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the tower facade features brick and the firm’s signature classical details in cast stone. The tower will offer 25 condo residences with interiors designed by Robert Couturier.
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects (Design Architect), Ismael Leyva Architects (Executive Architect); Interiors: Robert Couturier; Developer: Midwood Investment & Development, EJS Group; Program: Residential Condominium; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Tour: 543 West 122nd Street - The Vandewater
Southwest corner from Broadway.
Construction is nearing completion at Savanna’s 33-story residential condo tower The Vandewater adjacent to the Jewish Theological Seminary’s Morningside Heights campus. Designed by INC Architecture and Design, the tower takes cues from the classical neo-gothic architecture in the surrounding Morningside Heights neighborhood with it’s concrete and glass facade. The tower is clad in concrete panels with a weathered limestone patina that references the nearby Riverside Church and nearby residential buildings. Oversized in-swing casement windows are integrated into the facade panels.
Southwest corner from West 122nd Street.
Northwest corner of The Vandewater and the new addition to the Jewish Theological Seminary campus.
Looking up at the north facade from West 123rd Street.
Close-up of the north facade.
North facade of the Jewish Theological Seminary’s campus addition.
Penthouse Views
View south towards the Columbia University campus and Midtown from the rooftop terrace
View south towards Midtown from the rooftop terrace.
View southwest towards Morningside Heights and the New Jersey waterfront.
View west towards Morningside Heights and the New Jersey waterfront.
View northwest towards Columbia’s Manhattanville campus and the New Jersey waterfront.
Inside, the tower offers 183 units ranging in size from one-to-four bedrooms. Kitchens will feature custom oak cabinetry with pewter hardware, polished Perla Venata Quartzite countertop and backsplash, honed brown antiqued granite island countertops, and Miele appliances. Master bathrooms will feature honed Windsor Cream marble walls and floor tile, custom stained white oak double vanity with honed black travertine countertop and under-mount porcelain sinks, custom mirrored medicine cabinet, custom pewter lavatory faucet and accessories, and under-mount soaking tub with honed Windsor Cream marble surround.
Residential amenities will include: a salon; a great room with full catering kitchen, dining room, and living room; a club room with large format TV screen and wet bar; practice room; teen room; study rooms; Little Forest children’s playroom; fitness center by The Wright Fit; and aquatics center with 70 foot long heated swimming pool. Michael Van Valkenburgh is leading the design of the outdoor spaces including the private gardens and outdoor dining terrace.
Model Residence
Model Residence
Architect: INC Architecture and Design; Landscape Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates; Developer: Savanna; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Morningside Heights; Completion: 2021.
Tour: 25 Park Row
North facade.
Construction is wrapping up at L+M Development Partners Inc. and The Family Behind J&R Music World's 25 Park Row, a 50 story residential condo tower. The tower is part of a multi-building development that replaces the J&R Music and Computer World megastore. Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the tower is clad in limestone colored panels that are likely concrete. Inside, the tower offers 110 residential condo units with views out onto City Hall Park and panoramic views of the New York skyline from large windows and spacious balconies.
Looking up at the northeast corner of 1 Beekman (left) and 25 Park Row (right).
Looking up at the north facade.
Northwest corner of the tower.
Residential Lobby
Residential lobby lounge.
Concierge desk.
Elevator lobby.
Elevator cab.
Tower Views
View west towards historic and present day iconic architecture from an upper floor.
View east from an upper floor.
View north towards Midtown from an upper floor.
A private loggia on the north facade.
View north towards City Hall Park from a private loggia.
Architect: COOKFOX Architects; Developers: L+M Development Partners and 23 Park Row Associates; Program: Residential Condominiums, Commercial; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 550 Clinton
South facade from Vanderbilt Avenue.
Superstructure has surpassed the two thirds mark at Hope Street Capital’s residential tower 550 Clinton in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the tower features a torqued massing that frames views of the nearby Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew’s belfry, a landmark built in 1891. The tower will be clad in large floor-to-ceiling windows and scalloped precast concrete panels, whose design was inspired by the church’s columns.
Rendering courtesy of Morris Adjmi Architects.
Southwest corner from Atlantic Avenue.
Southwest corner from Atlantic Avenue.
Precast concrete and glass facade design sketch courtesy of Morris Adjmi Architects.
Close-up of the precast concrete panels going up on the south facade of the podium.
Close-up of the precast concrete panels.
Looking up at the southeast corner of the tower.
Southeast corner from Atlantic Avenue.
East facade from Clinton Avenue.
Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects; Developer: Hope Street Capital; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2021.
Tour: One Clinton
East facade from Tillary Street.
Interior construction is nearing completion at One Clinton, Hudson Companies’ 36-story residential condo tower in Brooklyn Heights. Designed by Marvel Architects, the tower replaces the former Brooklyn Heights Library that previously occupied the triangular site. The library will get a new home in the base of the tower and join other retail tenants Brooklyn Roasting Company and a collection of Smorgasburg food vendors, along with a STEM research center.
Looking up at the east facade.
The tower facade features a gridded design and is clad in a limestone panel with bronze accents.
North corner from Cadman Plaza West.
Inside, the project offers 133 residential units ranging in size from two to five bedrooms. Residents will have access to amenities that include a sky lounge with outdoor terrace, fitness center, children’s indoor and outdoor playrooms, screening room, music rehearsal space, bicycle storage, and underground parking spaces for purchase.
Residential lobby lounge.
Residential lobby.
Mailroom.
Model Residence
Model Residence
Penthouse Residence
Amenity Lounge
Architect: Marvel Architects; Interiors: Studio DB; Landscape: DLANDstudio; Developer: Hudson Companies; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Tour: 58 Saint Marks Place
Northeast corner from 4th Avenue.
Superstructure has topped out at Avdoo & Partners Development’s 12-story residential condominium building at 58 Saint Marks Place in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by INC Architecture and Design, the development’s facade will be clad in over 8,000 terra cotta panels and 338 windows. When completed, the project will offer 100 residences ranging in size from studios to 4 bedrooms, with 39 unique residence types. Open space will be included in about 80 percent of the residences. Residents will have access to 19,000 square feet of amenities across 4 levels, including a fitness center by The Wright Fit and a communal garden designed by Terrain.
East facade from 4th Avenue.
East facade from 4th Avenue.
Rooftop Views
View northwest towards Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.
View northwest towards Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.
View north towards Downtown Brooklyn.
View east towards Pacific Park and Prospect Heights.
Architect: INC Architecture and Design (Design Architect), Issac & Stern Architect (Architect of Record); Developer: Avdoo & Partners Development; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: Late 2021.
Construction Update: 251 West 91st Street - The Westly
Southeast corner from Broadway.
Superstructure is rising at Adam America Real Estate’s 19-story residential tower on the Upper West Side. Designed by ODA New York, the tower massing features a cantilever at level 8 on 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.
Cantilever detail.
Northeast corner from Broadway.
Cantilever detail.
Architect: ODA New York; Developer: Adam America Real Estate; Program: Residential; Location: Upper West Side, 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.
Looking up at the east facade.
Southeast corner from 6th Avenue.
South facade.
Southwest corner from West 14th Street.
East facade.
East facade.
Rooftop Views
View to the northwest towards Hudson Yards.
View to the north towards Midtown.
View to the east towards the West Village.
View to the south towards Lower Manhattan.
Architect: ODA New York; Developer: Gemini Rosemont; Program: Residential Condo, Retail; Location: Greenwich Village, New York, NY; Completion: Q2 2021.
Tour: Waterline Square
Construction has wrapped up at Waterline Square, the three-tower development on the Upper West Side from GID Development Group. The development's three sites are the last available of the original 5-tower Riverside Center masterplan. Each of the three towers are designed by a different high profile architecture firm and offer rentals at the lower floors and condos starting on floor 20. Sales for the one-to-five-bedroom condo units are ongoing.
Tower One, located at the southwest corner, is designed by Richard Meier Architects. Tower Two, at the northwest corner, is designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. Tower Three, adjacent to the One West End tower, is designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects.
All three towers offer access to the Waterline Club, a combined 100,000 square feet of sports, leisure, and lifestyle amenities designed by the Rockwell Group. Amenities on offer include an indoor tennis court, an indoor skate park, a 30-foot indoor rock climbing wall, a full basketball court, a three-lane lap pool, and studios for art, photography, and recording. Also included in the development is a three acre landscaped park designed by Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects at the center of the site.
One Waterline Square (10 Riverside Boulevard)
One Waterline Square
Richard Meier Architects
Located at the corner of West 59th Street and 12th Avenue, the Richard Meier Architects designed One Waterline Square stands 37-stories tall at the southwest corner of the development. Condo interiors are designed by Champalimaud Design.
Model Residence - Unit 03
Model Residence - Unit 07
Model Residence
Two Waterline Square
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Two Waterline Square (30 Riverside Boulevard)
The largest of the three towers, Two Waterline Square occupies the entire northern half of the development and stands 38-stories tall. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates is the architect for the tower with condo interiors by Yabu Pushelberg.
Southeast corner of Two Waterline Square.
Model Residence
Model Rental Residence
Model Residence
Three Waterline Square
Rafael Vinoly Architects
Three Waterline Square (635 West 59th Street)
The third and final tower fronts onto West 59th Street and stands 34-stories tall. Rafael Vinoly Architects is responsible for the design with condo interiors by Groves & Co.
Three Waterline Square - Penthouse 2
Three Waterline Square - Model Rental Residence 808
Architects: Richard Meier & Partners Architects (Design Architect: One Waterline Square), Kohn Pedersen Fox (Design Architect: Two Waterline Square), Rafael Vinoly Architects (Design Architect: Three Waterline Square), Hill West Architects (Executive Architect); Interiors: Champalimaud Design (One Waterline Square), Yabu Pushelberg (Two Waterline Square), Groves & Co. (Three Waterline Square); Developer: GID Development Group; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
