8 Carlisle
Handel Architects · Financial District · 2027
Northwest corner from Washington Street.
Superstructure has started to rise above ground 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 has reached the 7th floor, which will be the first residential floor of the tower’s 462 units. The podium below features retail at the ground and second floors, with residential amenities located on floors four and five.
Northwest corner from Washington Street.
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.
525 6th Avenue - The Village West
BKSK Architects · West Village · 2026
Northeast corner from 6th Avenue and West 14th Street.
Facade installation is nearing completion at Izaki Group Investments’s 14-story residential condo tower The Village West at 525 6th Avenue in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by BKSK, the multi-tiered tower features red brick and accents of green brick and terra cotta. The tower massing introduces numerous steps that provide opportunities for private terraces. Insets along the street elevations create additional corner units with curved bay windows.
North facade from West 14th Street.
When completed, the project will offer 68 residences ranging in size from 1- to 3-bedrooms.
Northwest corner from 6th Avenue.
Northwest corner from 6th Avenue.
Northwest corner from West 14th Street.
East facade from 6th Avenue.
Looking up at the east facade.
Southeast corner from 6th Avenue.
Architect: BKSK; Developer: Izaki Group Investments; Program: Residential Condo, Retail; Location: West Village, New York, NY; Completion: 2026.
1 Java Street
Marvel Architects · Greenpoint · 2026
Southwest corner of the tower from the pier at WNYC Transmitter Park.
Construction is nearing completion 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 north tower is clad in medium grey precast panels and punch window, while the south tower is clad in white and beige precast panels. with punch window. An adjacent low-rise residential podium between 5- and 8-stories occupies the eastern half of the block. The podium is broken down into sections with varying shades of red brick and articulation.
Southwest corner of the tower.
West facade of the towers from the Greenpoint ferry terminal pier.
Northwest corner of the towers along with the Greenpoint (left) and the Huron (far left).
Northeast corner from the intersection of West and India Streets.
Looking up at the south facade of the southwest tower.
Southeast corner from West and Java Streets.
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.
349 West 51st Street - Linden Lane
Architecture Outfit · Hell’s Kitchen · 2025
Construction is nearing completion at Cadence Property Group’s residential condo building Linden Lane at 349 West 51st Street in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Architecture Outfit, the 7-story through-block development features a custom blend of Norman-style Coppertone Velour brick and custom windows by AWM Windows along West 52nd Street facade. The courtyard facade introduces dark-toned Alfrex Rainscreen metal panels with large windows and private balconies.
When completed, the development will offer 32 residences ranging in size from one- to three-bedrooms. Layouts are varied and include duplex one-bedrooms, garden triplexes, and four penthouses with private terraces. A landscaped entryway and courtyard designed by LaGuardia Design Group will greet residents at the West 51st Street entry. Along with birch trees and seasonal plantings, a sculpture by artist Albert Dicruttalo will occupy this space.
Resident amenities will include a fitness center, yoga studio, meditation garden, co-working space, courtyard, and rooftop terrace with outdoor kitchenette, barbecue, lounge seating and dining areas.
Architect: Architecture Outfit; Landscape Architect: LaGuardia Design Group; Developer: Cadence Property Group; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Hell’s Kitchen, New York, NY; Completion: Late 2025.
201 East 23rd Street - The Willow
COOKFOX Architects · Kips Bay · 2026
Southwest corner from East 23rd Street.
Facade installation is ongoing at Naftali Group’s 19-story residential tower The Willow in the Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the tower’s facade features red brick and industrial styled punch windows cladding a massing that includes numerous setback terraces and partially enclosed loggias. Facade details include segmental arches formed by soldier coarse brick, commonly found in industrial buildings.
Southwest corner from Third Avenue and East 23rd Street.
When completed, the development will offer 69 residences ranging in size from one to three-bedrooms and a four-bedroom penthouse residence at the top of the tower. Residents will have access to a collection of amenities designed by Rockwell Group that includes a rooftop terrace, Mermaid Room, fitness center with sauna, library, cinema, children’s playroom, music room, and garden courtyard..
Southwest corner from Third Avenue and East 23rd Street.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the facade.
Rooftop Views
View northwest towards Midtown.
View north towards Midtown.
View west towards NoMad.
View south towards Lower Manhattan.
View southwest towards Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Architect: COOKFOX Architects; Interiors: Rockwell Group; Developer: Naftali Group; Program: Residential; Location: Kips Bay, New York, NY; Completion: 2026.
Public Plaza at One High Line
Diller Scofidio + Renfro / Field Operations · Chelsea · 2025
Construction has wrapped up at the new park adjacent to the High Line and the One High Line development. Designed by Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the public plaza features curvilinear concrete planters with wood slatted benches attached and freestanding. At the park’s northern boundary along 18th Street, there is a new staircase up to the High Line and a billboard that currently displays the artwork “Don’t ASK” by Allison Katz.
Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro; Landscape Architect: Field Operations; Program: Park; Location: High Line, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
270 Park Avenue
Foster + Partners · Midtown East · 2025
270 Park Avenue on the Midtown East skyline.
Construction has wrapped up at 270 Park Avenue, the headquarters of JPMorgan Chase in Midtown East. Designed by Foster + Partners, the supertall tower rises to 1,388 feet and offers 2.5 million square feet of office space for 15,000 employees. The form of the tower gradually steps back at the east and west facades and tapers on all four sides. At the ground floor, diagonal columns rise up to support the large trading room floors above.
East facade.
The tower’s 1.2 million square feet of facade features triple pane glass and insulated glass units that will help with thermal control of the building. Commercial bronze clads the twenty perimeter columns, while copper nickel alloy panels form the diamond shapes on the east and west facades. Level 17 will feature a walkable skylight with an eight feet tall wind screen. At the two-story base, sloping super columns and steel transfer girders transfer the gravity and lateral loads of the tower down to the ground
270 Park Avenue on the Midtown skyline.
Southwest corner of the tower.
Close-up of the west facade.
South facade from East 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue.
South facade from Vanderbilt Avenue.
Looking up at the south facade.
Southeast corner from Park Avenue.
Looking up at the west facade from Madison Avenue.
Looking up at the west facade from Madison Avenue.
Architects: Foster + Partners with Adamson Associates; Client: JPMorgan Chase; Structural Engineer: Severud Associates; Developer: Tishman Speyer; Program: Office; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
Williamsburg Wharf
Brandon Haw Architecture · Williamsburg · 2025
Construction is wrapping up on the first three towers at Naftali Group’s Williamsburg Wharf residential development in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The five building development will occupy 3.75-acres with over 525 feet of waterfront. Landscape architecture firm SCAPE is leading the design of the green spaces, plazas, and promenade.
One Williamsburg Wharf, the first tower of the development’s first phase, is designed by Brandon Haw with Hill West Architects. The condominium tower offers residences ranging in size from studio to three-bedrooms, with six penthouse units at the tower crown. A second tower and connected podium offers residential rentals ranging in size from studio to two-bedrooms.
Looking up at the northwest corner of One Williamsburg Wharf.
Amenities for the residents include a private port cochere with double height motor and pedestrian entryways, private garden, library, co-working lounges with indoor and outdoor spaces, private dining room with kitchenette, private cinema, residents’ lounge, children’s playroom, outdoor terrace, bike storage, and pet grooming. Additionally, the Williamsburg Wharf Resort and Recreation Club will offer a multi-season rooftop, outdoor lounge with a 60-foot pool, seasonal ice skating rink, fitness facilities, yoga and flexible fitness area, lounges, and a basketball court.
Looking up at the northwest corner of One Williamsburg Wharf.
The towers feature custom curtain wall facades with a bronze-finished metal and low iron glass.
Southwest corner of One Williamsburg Wharf.
West facade of Three Williamsburg Wharf.
Port cochere entry portal at the east facade of Two Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking up at One and Three Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking towards the southeast corner of the rental tower from Kent Avenue.
Residential entry at One Williamsburg Wharf.
Residential lobby of One Williamsburg Wharf.
Residential lobby of One Williamsburg Wharf.
Residential lobby of One Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking down at the waterfront park and ferry terminal from One Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking down at the waterfront park and pool deck from One Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking down at the waterfront park from One Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking down at the waterfront park from One Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking up at the west facade of One Williamsburg Wharf.
West facade of Three Williamsburg Wharf.
Superstructure is nearing topping out on the last of the three towers that will be constructed in the first phase of the development. Curtain wall installation has surpassed the half-way mark of the tower, and features bronze-toned metal and glass panels.
Southwest corner of the rental tower.
West facade of the rental tower.
Southwest corner of the rental tower (left) and the west facade of Two Williamsburg Wharf (right).
West facade of the rental tower.
Architects: Brandon Haw, Hill West; Interiors: Ward + Gray, Studio Munge; Landscape Architecture: Scape; Developer: Naftali Group; Program: Residential Rentals and Condos, Retail; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: Phase One in 2025.
Solar One Environmental Education Center
BIG · Kips Bay · 2025
Construction is nearing completion on the Solar One Environmental Education Center at Stuyvesant Cove Park, part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project. Situated at the northern end of the park, the BIG designed two-story structure will house educational programming for Solar One, a leading sustainable energy non-profit. The building will house afterschool and summer camp programs, classroom space, presentation and lecture space, and a rentable hosting site for indoor community events, celebrations, workshops, and other opportunities. One major sustainable feature of the project will be the off-the-grid solar electricity generation from the rooftop 38kW solar array and battery storage.
East facade from the East River.
East facade of the Solar One Center and Stuyvesant Cove Park from the East River.
Southeast corner from the East River.
South facade from Stuyvesant Cove Park.
South and east facades from Stuyvesant Cove Park.
Close-up of the facade.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group; Program: Education; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
Wagner Park Pavilion
Thomas Phifer and Partners · Battery Park City · 2025
Construction is wrapping up 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 is raised from the previous park’s design, 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 (opening later this fall) 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.
Facade fronting onto Battery Place.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
West entry to the park and pavilion.
West facade of the pavilion.
South facade of the pavilion.
South facade of the pavilion from the stepped seating in the park.
South facade of the pavilion and the stepped seating from the park’s southern boundary.
South perimeter of the pavilion.
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.