Terminal Warehouse
COOKFOX Architects · Chelsea · 2025
Southwest corner from 12th Avenue.
Facade work is wrapping up at L&L Holding Company and Columbia Property Trust’s renovation of the Terminal Warehouse in West Chelsea. The structure was originally designed by George Mallory and constructed in 1891 by the Terminal Warehouse Company. COOKFOX Architects are overseeing the design of the renovation, which includes restoring the original building and the addition of a 6-story steel and glass structure and approximately 100,000 gross square feet of green space. A freight tunnel that runs the length of the 700 foot structure will serve as an interior street with the original steel inlaid tracks serving as the street connecting access to office amenities, retail space, and a central courtyard. At completion, the groundscraper will offer 1.3 million square feet with floor plates up to 160,000 square feet in size and 29 private terraces.
West elevation from 12th Avenue.
Northwest corner from 12th Avenue.
Northwest corner from 12th Avenue.
Close-up of the west facade of the new addition atop the existing structure.
Close-up of the west facade.
Close-up of the southwest corner.
Close-up of the northwest corner.
Looking up at the northwest corner of the existing building.
Existing facade detail.
Existing facade detail.
Southwest corner from Hudson River Park.
Southwest corner on the Chelsea waterfront.
Southeast corner from 11th Avenue.
Close-up of the retail entrance on the east facade.
East facade from 11th Avenue.
Northeast corner of the existing building.
Close-up of the north facade of the existing building.
Close-up of the north facade of the existing building.
Northeast corner of the new addition atop the existing building.
North facade from the High Line.
Architect: COOKFOX Architects; Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineering; MEP Engineer: Derive Engineering; Facade Consultant: Thornton Tomasetti; Landscape Architect: terrain; Construction Manager: New Line Structures; Developers: L&L Holding Company, Columbia Property Trust; Program: Office, Retail; Location: West Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
520 Fifth Avenue
KPF · Midtown · 2026
Southeast corner from Fifth Avenue.
Superstructure has topped out at Rabina’s 1,002-foot tall mixed-use tower 520 Fifth Avenue in Midtown. Designed by KPF, the 88-story tower’s massing features five tiers that contain 25 floors of boutique luxury office space with private residences above. Office floors range in size from 6,500 to 12,000 square feet and feature 12 foot tall ceilings, private terraces and loggias, and arched operable windows. The 100 residences in the floors above the office space will range in size from one- to four-bedrooms with ceilings up to 14 feet tall.
Looking up at the east facade.
The tower’s facade features a curtain wall with textured beige metal and arched windows. At the base of the tower, the facade elements are made of terra-cotta elements instead of the metal curtain wall. Installation of the facade has surpassed the two-thirds mark. Some additional height will be added with the tower’s crown element, serving as a screen wall for the mechanical equipment at the roof.
Looking up at the east facade.
Close-up of the curtain wall installed at the east facade.
Looking up at the south facade.
Close-up of the facade at the southwest corner.
Close-up of the terra-cotta facade at the lower floors.
Looking up at the north facade.
Close-up of the north facade.
Looking up at the east facade.
Looking up at the east facade.
Looking up at the east facade.
Looking up at the east facade.
Looking up at the southeast corner of the facade.
Close-up of the curtain wall facade.
Close-up of the curtain wall facade.
Looking north through a typical window.
Looking south towards Midtown and Lower Manhattan from the top floor.
Looking west towards Hudson Yards from the top floor.
Looking southeast towards Downtown Brooklyn from the top floor.
North facade of the tower.
Close-up of the top of the tower.
Close-up of the north facade of the tower.
Close-up of the facade at the southwest corner.
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF); Interiors: Charles & Co.; Facade Consultant: Desimone Consulting Engineers; Structural Engineer: WSP; Construction Manager: Suffolk; Developer: Rabina; Program: Residential, Office, Retail; Location: Midtown, New York, NY; Completion: 2026.
25 Water Street - SoMA
CetraRuddy · Financial District · 2025
North facade from Broad Street.
Facade renovations are ongoing at the office-to-residential conversion of 25 Water Street, a 1968 office and storage tower in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan by developers GFP Real Estate, Metro Loft Management, and Rockwood Capital. Designed by CetraRuddy Architects, the project will be the largest office-to-residential conversion by unit count, at over 1,300 residences, in US history. The conversion features an update to the existing 22-story brick-clad office building with large expanse of window wall replacing the narrow and irregular windows of the original tower’s lower half. Along with the window replacement, the facade will also undergo a color change with the repainting of the deep red brick to white. The development also includes an additional steel-framed 10-story overbuild, including nine floors of residences and a full floor of amenities.
Close-up of the north facade of the upper tower and the crown.
Each floor will accommodate about 50 residences, which will range in size from studios to four-bedrooms, with ceiling heights up to 12 feet. Amenities will include spaces for entertainment and coworking, a basketball court, steam room and sauna, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a sports simulator, and an outdoor rooftop lounge with landscaped terrace.
Northwest corner from Broad Street.
Looking up at the north facade.
Close-up of the newly installed window wall and newly painted existing brick wall.
Close-up of the 10-story overbuild at the tower crown.
Facade painting in progress.
West facade.
Architect: CetraRuddy; General Contractor: Pavarini McGovern; Developers: GFP Real Estate, Metro Loft Management, and Rockwood Capital; Program: Office-to-Residential Rental Conversion; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
135 East 47th Street - Monogram New York
Ismael Leyva Architects · Midtown East · 2024
Looking up at the southeast corner of the tower from East 47th Street.
Construction has wrapped up at Navigation Capital Group’s residential condo tower Monogram New York at 135 East 47th Street in Midtown. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects, the 35-story tower’s facade features large windows, metal panel spandrels, and blue-toned terracotta panels at piers and spandrels.
Looking up at the south facade from East 47th Street.
Close-up of the storefront facade from East 47th Street.
Close-up of the south facade of the tower.
East facade of the tower crown.
Residential entry canopy on East 47th Street.
Residential lobby lounge.
Concierge desk in the residential lobby.
Residential lobby lounge.
Close-up of the residential lobby's interior bookshelves.
Model Residences
The tower’s 191 residences, ranging in size from studios to 2-bedrooms, are designed by Shanghai based Neri&Hu. Residents have access to a range of amenities that includes a library lounge at the lobby, a wellness center with spa, and a collection of amenities at the top of the tower. Known as the Sphere, the rooftop amenities include a reading room, bar, private dining room, catering kitchen, and terraces.
Architect: Ismael Leyva Architects; Interiors: Neri & Hu; General Contractor: Cauldwell Wingate; Developer: Navigation Capital Group; Program: Residential Condos, Retail; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2024.
20 and 30 Halletts Point
Handel Architects · Astoria · 2025
Southwest corner of 20 (left) and 30 (right) Halletts Point from the East River.
Exterior wall installation is nearing completion at The Durst Organization’s 20 and 30 Halletts Point residential development on the Astoria waterfront in Queens. The two-tower development is the second phase of a larger master plan by Durst that includes seven sites in the Halletts Point section of Astoria. When completed, the project will bring 647 residential units and a waterfront esplanade.
Southwest corner of 20 (left) and 30 (right) Halletts Point from the East River.
Designed by Handel Architects, the 27 and 32-story towers feature a curtain wall facade with dark blue green glass and white spandrel panels at the podiums.
South facade of 30 Halletts Point from the East River.
South facade of 30 Halletts Point from 1st Street.
South facade of 30 Halletts Point from 1st Street.
Looking up at the east facade of 30 Halletts Point.
Northeast corner of 20 Halletts Point from 26th Avenue.
North facade of 30 Halletts Point from the waterfront esplanade.
Looking east towards 10 Halletts Point from the connecting plaza between the two towers.
Southwest corner of 20 Halletts Point from the waterfront esplanade.
Looking down onto 20 Halletts Point, podium rooftop terraces, and the connecting plaza at the ground.
Looking down onto the podium rooftop terraces and the connecting plaza at the ground.
Looking down onto 30 Halletts Point, podium rooftop terraces, and the connecting plaza at the ground.
Looking south towards 30 Halletts Point and the Upper East Side.
Close-up of the curtain wall facade (right) and The Durst Organization's Sven residential tower in Long Island City, also by Handel Architects.
Close-up of the curtain wall facade.
Close-up of the curtain wall facade.
Rooftop Views
Looking south towards the Upper East Side and Midtown.
Looking south towards Roosevelt Island and the East River waterfront.
Looking southwest towards the Upper East Side.
Looking northwest towards East Harlem.
Looking southeast towards Long Island City.
Looking north towards 20 Halletts Point and Randalls Island.
A corner residence under construction with a west facing view towards the Upper East Side.
Architect: Handel Architects; Structural Engineer: Severud Associates; MEP Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles; Facade Consultant: Socotec; Landscape Architect: Starr Whitehouse; General Contractor: UAG; Developer: The Durst Organization; Program: Residential Rental; Location: Astoria, Queens, NY; Completion: 2024.
346 Kent Avenue - One Domino Square
Selldorf Architects · Williamsburg · 2025
Southwest corner of One Domino Square from the East River.
Curtain wall installation is nearing completion at Two Trees’ One Domino Square, a two-tower residential development at 346 Kent Avenue that anchors the southern edge of the Domino Sugar development in Williamsburg. Designed by Selldorf Architects, the project massing includes a 7-story podium with 39-story condo and 55-story rental towers rising above. The project will offer 700,000 square feet of residential space and ground floor retail.
West facade of the north and south towers of One Domino Square (right) and the Refinery (left).
West facade of the north and south towers of One Domino Square.
The towers are clad in a curtain wall of iridescent porcelain tile panels with large glass openings, while the podium is clad in granite with acid-etched glass spandrels and taller glass openings.
Northwest corner of One South First (left), the Refinery (center), and One Domino Square (right) from the East River.
Southeast corner of the south tower from Kent Avenue.
Looking up at the east facade from Kent Avenue.
Looking up at the towers from the northeast corner of the site along Kent Avenue.
North facade of the towers from Kent Avenue.
Looking up at the west facade of the towers from Domino Park.
Looking up at the south facade of the towers from Domino Park.
Looking up at the towers from the southwest corner of the site at Domino Park.
One Domino Square’s podium from Domino Park.
Residential condo lobby.
Rooftop Views
View to the northwest towards Midtown from the rooftop terrace.
View southwest towards Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn from the rooftop terrace.
View southwest towards Downtown Brooklyn from the rooftop terrace.
Looking down on Domino Park.
Model Residences
The north tower includes 160 condo residences ranging in size from one- to three-bedrooms. Features include kitchens designed in a cool or warm palette, Gaggenau kitchen appliances, honed Direto Grey River Stone bathroom floors and wall cladding, bespoke faucets and fittings by Phylrich, 6” wide plank white oak flooring, and custom closets.
Amenities
Heated indoor lap and swimming pool in the Aquatics Center.
Residents of both towers will have access to shared indoor and outdoor amenities located within the podium. On the fifth floor, the Aquatics Center and Lounge includes a heated indoor lap and swimming pool, hydrotherapy spa pool, cold plunge, poolside lounges and spa seating, steam room, sauna, and locker rooms.
Open-air loggia at the Aquatics Center.
View of the Williamsburg Bridge from the loggia.
The Health Club and Fitness Center on floor six includes weight and cardio equipment, a group fitness movement studio, yoga studio, spa treatment and massage rooms, and children’s playroom.
Fitness center.
Group fitness movement studio.
At the club level, indoor amenities include resident lounges, table game lounge, social lounge, party room, media room, private dining room with kitchen, workspace, and pet spa. The adjacent outdoor terrace offers a heated pool with sundeck, communal dining area, private entertaining spaces, and open air solarium.
North tower lounge.
Party room.
Heated pool with sundeck overlooking Domino Park.
The Gardens at One Domino Square, a picnic area and green space overlooking Domino Park, is located on the 10th floor terrace at the northeast corner of the site.
The Gardens at Domino Square on the 10th floor terrace.
View of Midtown and the Empire State Building from The Gardens.
Looking up at the towers from The Gardens.
Domino Square
Work is wrapping up on Domino Square, a one-acre addition to the existing Domino Park, that is located adjacent to the Selldorf towers and the Refinery. Designed by Studio Cadena, the structure fronting Kent Avenue will include retail spaces and serve as the gateway to the new public space by Field Operations. A water treatment facility is located in the basement below.
Architect: Selldorf Architects (Design Architect), dencityworks Architecture (Executive Architect); Interiors: Selldorf Architects, dencityworks Architecture, Bonetti Kozerski; Structural Engineer: Cosentini Associates; Facade Consultant: Lavis ED; Landscape Architect: Field Operations; Developer: Two Trees Management; Program: Residential Rental and Condo, Retail; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2025.
235 West 75th Street
Pembrooke & Ives · Upper West Side · 2025
Southeast corner from Broadway.
Construction is ongoing at the penthouse additions atop CIM Group’s The Astor, a three-tower development on the Upper West Side that were completed between 1901 and 1915 for William Waldorf Astor. A new penthouse structure is being built atop each of the three towers, with interiors by Pembrooke & Ives and private outdoor space.
Southeast corner from Broadway.
Close-up of the southeast corner of the north and middle towers.
Northeast corner from Broadway.
Close-up of the northeast corner.
Penthouse Views
View to the south towards Midtown from the north tower's penthouse.
View to the south towards Midtown from the north tower's penthouse.
View to the east from the north tower's penthouse.
View to the west from the north tower's penthouse.
View to the north from the north tower's penthouse.
South tower penthouse.
Middle tower penthouse.
Architects: Pembrooke & Ives (Design Architect), BP Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: CIM; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
Obama Presidential Library
Tod Williams Billie Tsien · Jackson Park · Chicago · 2026
South facade of the Obama Presidential Museum.
Construction is ongoing at the Obama Presidential Library in Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago. Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects + Partners, the 19-acre campus will include a museum; a branch of the Chicago public library; an auditorium; a fruit and vegetable garden; and a facility for athletics, programs, and events.
Southwest corner of the Obama Presidential Museum (left) and the forum building (right).
The form of the Obama Presidential Museum was inspired by the idea of four hands coming together, embodying the notion that many hands shape a place. Tapestry granite, mined in New Hampshire, will clad the structure and has started to be installed on the lower levels.
Close-up of the museum's Tapestry granite panel facade.
Close-up of the museum's Tapestry granite panel facade.
West facade of the Obama Presidential Museum.
Northwest corner of the Obama Presidential Museum.
North facade of the Obama Presidential Museum.
North facade of the Obama Presidential Museum.
Architect: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects + Partners (Museum, Forum, and Library), Moody Nolan (Athletics and Events Center); Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; MEP Engineer: Altieri Sebor Wieber; Facade Consultant: Heintges; Landscape Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates; Program: Museum, Library, Auditorium, Winter Garden, Athletics and Events Center; Location: Jackson Park, Chicago, IL; Completion: First Half of 2026.
589 Fulton Street - The Brook
Beyer Blinder Belle · Downtown Brooklyn · 2025
Southeast corner from the intersection of Fulton Street and Flatbush Avenue.
Facade installation is progressing at Witkoff Group and Apollo Global Management’s 51-story residential rental tower The Brook at 589 Fulton Street. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle, the 575-foot-tall tower’s facade features a curtain wall of floor-to-ceiling windows and light bronze toned metal panel. When completed, the development will offer 591 rental units and two floors of amenities for the residents.
Looking up at the southeast corner.
Looking up at the east facade.
Close-up of the curtain wall facade.
Close-up of the curtain wall facade.
Close-up of the tower crown’s southeast facade.
Looking up at the east facade.
Northeast facade from University Place.
Southwest facade from Hanover Place.
Close-up of the tower crown’s curtain wall facade.
Tower Views
View to the north towards the East River waterfront.
View to the north towards Lower Manhattan and Midtown.
View to the southwest towards Gowanus.
Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle; Interiors: Bonetti Kozerski; General Contractor: Suffolk Construction; Developers: Witkoff Group and Apollo Global Management; Program: Residential; Location: Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: Second Half of 2025.
29 Huron Street - The Huron
Morris Adjmi Architects · Greenpoint · 2024
Southeast corner from West Street.
Facade installation is nearing completion at Quadrum Global’s residential development The Huron on the Greenpoint waterfront in Brooklyn. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the project features two 13-story residential towers with a two-story base of amenities. The towers are clad in a gridded facade of industrial style window wall and I-beam profiled metal panel at slab edges and piers that take their cues from the neighborhood’s industrial past. A dark red brick clads the base that includes a shared lobby at mid-block.
Residential Lobby
Amenities
Residents will have access to a range of amenities including a pool, gym, yoga studio, sauna, co-working space, catering kitchen, and outdoor playground. At the roof, amenities will include a shared garden, movie screening area, and grills.
Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects; Developer: Quadrum Global; Program: Residential; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2024.
