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601 Baltic

Grid Group · Boerum Hill · 2023

Construction has wrapped up at residential condo building 601 Baltic in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed and developed by Grid Group, the 10-story building features a brick facade with oversize casement windows and metal fin accents. The development offers 21 condo residences ranging in size from two- to three-bedrooms, with many including private outdoor space. Residents will have access to an amenity package that includes a rooftop terrace, fitness studio, attended lobby, and private storage.

Model Residences

Rooftop Views

View to the northwest towards Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.

View to the northeast towards Pacific Park.

Developer/Architect/Builder: Grid Group; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2023.

 
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16 Dupont Street

Gerner Kronick + Valcarel · Greenpoint · 2024

North facade.

Facade installation is wrapping up at 40-story residential rental tower 16 Dupont at Greenpoint Landing by Rockefeller Group and Park Tower Group. Designed by Gerner Kronick + Valcarel (GKV), the facade features piers of textured cast-in-place concrete with a geometric pattern. Dark toned window wall glazing with metal spandrel covers clads the space between the concrete piers.

Closeup of the north facade of the tower crown.

When completed, the development will offer 381 rental units, ranging in size from studios to three-bedroom residences. Amenities will include a rooftop pool and fitness center. The tower will also contain 2,548 square feet of commercial space and an enclosed parking garage for 138 vehicles.

Two Blue Slip (left), 16 Dupont (center), and Eagle + West (right).

Northeast corner of 16 Dupont (left) and Eagle + West (right) from Commercial Street.

Looking up at the north facade.

Looking up at the north facade.

Rooftop Views

View to the west towards Midtown Manhattan.

View to the northwest towards Midtown Manhattan and Hunters Point South.

View to the south towards Greenpoint and Lower Manhattan.

View to the east towards Greenpoint and Long Island City.

Looking up at the east facade.

Close-up of the concrete facade panels at the shear wall on the east facade.

View to the northwest towards Midtown from a lower terrace floor.

Northwest corner of 16 Dupont (left) and Eagle + West (right).

Northwest corner of the tower.

Southwest corner of Eagle + West (left) and 16 Dupont (right).

Southwest corner of the tower.

Architect: Gerner Kronick + Valcarel (GKV); Interiors: Workstead; General Contractor: Monadnock Construction; Developers: Park Tower and Rockefeller Group; Program: Residential Rental, Retail; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2025.

 
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262 Fifth Avenue

Meganom · NoMad · 2026

Looking up at the northeast corner.

Facade installation is ongoing at Five Points Development’s 56-story residential condo tower at 262 Fifth Avenue in Nomad, Manhattan. Designed by Meganom with SLCE Architects, the 860-foot tall tower will offer 26 residential units. Curtain wall is currently being installed at the lower floors, including glass on the north and south facades and opaque panels on the shear wall at the east.

North facade from Fifth Avenue.

Closeup of the north facade.

Architects: Meganom (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: Five Points Development; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Nomad, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.

 
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New Museum Expansion

OMA NY · Bowery · 2026

Northwest corner of the flagship building (center) and the extension (right).

Superstructure is rising at the extension to the New Museum of Contemporary Art on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Designed by Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas of OMA, the seven story structure will sit adjacent to the 2007 SANAA flagship building and include 60,000 square feet of additional program space. The building will include three floors of galleries, additional space for the Museum’s community and education programs, a permanent home for NEW INC, and increased public amenities and improved vertical circulation.

Northwest corner of the flagship building (left) and the extension (right).

West facade of the flagship building (left) and the extension (right).

Southwest corner of the flagship building (left) and the extension (right).

Southwest corner of the flagship building (left) and the extension (right).

Architects: OMA NY (Design Architect), Cooper Robertson (Executive Architect); Structural Engineer: Arup; Mechanical Engineer: Arup; Facade: Front; Client: New Museum of Contemporary Art; Program: Museum; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.

 
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East Side Coastal Resiliency Project

BIG · Lower East Side · 2025

Construction is progressing on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, where the first of three new pedestrian bridges to span the FDR highway has been lifted into place. Situated adjacent to the Williamsburg Bridge at Delancey Street, the BIG designed steel bridge will allow for pedestrians to access the renovated waterfront park that will help protect Lower Manhattan from future flooding.

Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group; Landscape Architect: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects; Program: Park; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.

 
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11 Ocean Parkway - One Park Point

FXCollaborative · Park Slope · 2024

Northeast facade from Machate Circle.

Construction is wrapping up on Focus Property Group’s residential rental building One Park Point at 11 Ocean Parkway in the Windsor Terrace neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed by FXCollaborative, the 13-story residential building sits adjacent to Machate Circle at the southwest boundary of Prospect Park and features a massing that adapts to the curve of the circle. The facade is composed of tan, orange, and grey brick and large punch windows.

East facade from Coney Island Avenue.

East facade from Coney Island Avenue.

Looking up at the northeast facade.

Close-up of the northeast facade of brick and punch window.

Close-up of the northeast facade of brick and punch window.

Residential lobby.

Lobby lounge.

Residents will have access to approximately 20,000 square feet of amenities designed by INC and Woods Bagot, including a residents lounge, fitness center with yoga room, library, kids room, landscaped inner courtyard, and two levels of rooftop terraces on the 12th and 13th floor.

Rooftop terrace.

View north towards Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn.

Looking down on the inner courtyard under construction.

Model Residences

The development will offer 375 residential units in either one- or two-bedroom units designed by INC Architecture and Design.

Architect: FXCollaborative; Interiors: INC Architecture & Design, Woods Bagot; Developer: Focus Property Group; Program: Residential; Location: Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2024.

 
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Wagner Park Pavilion

Thomas Phifer & Partners · Battery Park City · 2025

Facade fronting onto Battery Place.

Concrete superstructure is rising at the Wagner Park Pavilion, part of the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project to construct a perimeter storm and flood protection system along the park’s boundary. In the wake of the millions in damages the park sustained from Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the Battery Park City Authority has undertaken a redesign of the park to help with future flooding. The level of the landscape and structures will be raised, including the new Wagner Park Pavilion and Robert F. Wagner Park at the southern boundary. Designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners, the fully accessible pavilion will house a community room, restaurant, public restrooms, park storage, and a roof deck with views of the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty. The project hopes to achieve ILFI Net-Zero Carbon Certification with sustainable features that will include geothermal heating and cooling, stormwater reclamation systems, LED lighting, and a highly insulated building envelope. Completion is expected in 2025.

Facade detail.

Facade detail.

Facade detail.

Architect: Thomas Phifer and Partners; Structural Engineer, Landscape Design, and Project Management: AECOM; MEP Engineering: Milhouse; Envelope: SGH; Program: Park Amenities; Location: Battery Park City, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.

 
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1 Java Street

Marvel Architects · Greenpoint · 2026

Southwest corner of the tower from the pier at WNYC Transmitter Park.

Superstructure continues to rise at Lendlease and Aware Super’s two-tower residential development 1 Java on the Greenpoint waterfront. Designed by Marvel Architects, the 834 rental unit development includes a 37-story tower at the southwest corner of the site and a shorter 20-story tower at the northeast corner. The concrete superstructure of the southwest tower is nearing the halfway mark, including the 3-story sloped concrete columns at the base. Superstructure on the 20-story northeast tower is close to topping out. Facade installation is also underway on both towers, with medium grey precast panels on the northeast tower and white and beige panels on the southwest.

Southwest corner of the tower.

West facade of the towers from the Greenpoint ferry terminal pier.

Close-up of the northwest corner of the northeast tower.

Precast facade panels on the north facade of the northeast tower.

Precast facade panels on the north facade of the northeast tower.

Precast facade panels on the north facade of the northeast tower.

Northeast corner from the intersection of West and India Streets.

Southeast corner from West and Java Streets.

Looking up at the south facade of the southwest tower.

Looking up at the south facade of the southwest tower.

Looking up at the south facade of the southwest tower.

Precast facade panels on the south facade of the southwest tower.

South facade of the southwest tower.

Architect: Marvel Architects; Interiors: Marvel Architects, INC Architecture and Design, Creme; Construction Manager: Lendlease; Developer: Lendlease with Aware Super; Program: Residential Rental; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2025.

 
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4 Hudson Square - Disney NYC Headquarters

SOM · Hudson Square · 2024

Northeast corner from the intersection of Varick Street and Vandam Street.

Facade installation has wrapped up for everywhere except the ground floor at The Walt Disney Company’s 22-story New York headquarters at 4 Hudson Square in Lower Manhattan from Silverstein Properties. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), the full block development features a massing with setbacks that afford terraces for employees and two towers. In total, the development includes 1.2 million gross square feet with floor plates up to 85,000 square feet.

East facade from Spring Street.

In dialog with the neighborhood’s masonry and stone material palette, the development features a facade of single-, double- and triple-columned green terracotta panels, large picture windows, and bronze toned metal accents.

Southwest corner from Hudson Street.

West facade from Hudson Street.

Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill; Interiors: Gensler; Developer: Silverstein Properties; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; MEP Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles; Facade Consultant: R.A. Heintges & Associates; Landscape Architect: SCAPE; General Contractor: Lendlease; Client: The Walt Disney Company; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Hudson Square, New York, NY; Completion: 2024.

 
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1 Park Row

Fogarty Finger · Financial District · 2026

Facade installation is ongoing at Circle F Capital’s 23-story mixed-use tower at 1 Park Row in the Financial District neighborhood of New York. The tower anchors the southwest corner of a block adjacent to City Hall Park and is the third contemporary development on the block. Fogarty Finger has led the design of the tower, which will feature a facade of floor-to-ceiling glass windows, including curved glass windows at the southwest corner, and panel cladding the piers and slab edges.

When completed, the tower will include ground floor retail, office space at the lower floors, and 58 condo units ranging in size from 1- to 3-bedrooms with interiors by Paris Forino.

Architect: Fogarty Finger; Interiors: Paris Forino; General Contractor: Cauldwell Wingate; Developer: Circle F Capital; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.

 
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