Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center
Studio Gang · East Flatbush · 2026
West facade.
Construction has wrapped up at the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Named for the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, the Studio Gang-designed facility houses programs dedicated to fitness, recreation, and learning for the surrounding community across its 74,000 square feet. A gymnasium, walking track, and double-height competition-grade swimming pool are located on the lower three levels. The uppermost level provides learning spaces for kids, teens, and adults, with adjacent roof terrace and gardens for connecting to nature.
Recreation center entry.
The facade features a brick-faced architectural precast concrete panel with mineral wool or spray-applied, closed cell insulation depending on the location. Double and triple glazed windows and curtain walls invite light into the interior spaces, with gently arched windows predominantly located at the ground floor. At the topmost floor, the stepped back exterior transitions to corrugated metal panel cladding and a green roof allows for access to nature.
West facade.
The project is the first LEED Platinum v4 public building in New York City, achieved through its high-performance building envelope, energy recovery system, and all-electric heating and cooling. Some of the notable sustainable features include 75-foot-long mass timber beams spanning the ceiling of the pool space, low-carbon concrete superstructure, extensive green roofs, and bioswales at the surrounding ground floor landscape.
Southwest corner.
Close-up of a window.
Architect: Studio Gang; Structural and Facade Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; MEP Engineer: WSP; Landscape Architect: Elizabeth Kennedy Landscape Architect; Construction: Consigli Construction; Client: NYC Department of Design and Construction/NYC Department of Parks & Recreation; Program: Fitness, Pool, Basketball Court, Community Meeting Space; Location: East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: Early 2026.
8 Carlisle
Handel Architects · Financial District · 2027
Northwest corner from Washington Street.
Superstructure has reached the halfway mark 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 continues to rise on the residential tower, which will contain 462 rental units. The podium below features retail at the ground and second floors, with residential amenities located on floors four and five. Installation of slab anchors for the curtain wall panels is also underway on the podium floors, indicating that panels will soon be going up as well.
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.
45-40 Vernon Boulevard - Paragon
Archimaera · Long Island City · 2026
Southeast corner from Vernon Boulevard.
Facade installation is ongoing at ZD Jasper’s residential condo tower Paragon at 45-40 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Archimaera, the new 23-story residential tower rises behind the historic Paragon Paint Factory building, which is undergoing a full renovation and conversion into residential use as part of the larger development. When completed, the project will offer 186 residential condo units ranging in size from studios to four-bedrooms. Currently, the tower superstructure has topped out and curtain wall installation has surpassed the halfway mark.
Southeast corner from 46th Avenue.
South facade from 46th Avenue.
East facade from Vernon Boulevard.
East facade from Vernon Boulevard.
Northeast corner from Vernon Boulevard.
Architect: Archimaera; Developer: ZD Jasper; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Long Island City, Queens, NY; Completion: Late 2026.
37-18 138th Street
Akaia Architecture · Flushing · 2027
Southeast corner from 138th Street.
Superstructure has topped out at a 9-story commercial building at 37-18 138th Street in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. Designed by Akaia Architecture, the development features a tiered massing that will accommodate 92,000 square feet of commercial space for retail, restaurants, offices and a rooftop restaurant bar.
Southeast corner from 138th Street.
Looking up at the east facade from 138th Street.
Looking up at the east facade from 138th Street.
East facade.
Architect: Akaia Architecture with Angelo Ng & Anthony Ng Architects Studio; Developer: New Age Developers LLC; Program: Retail, Office; Location: Flushing, Queens, NY; Completion: 2026.
37-16 Union Street - Union Center
Raymond Chan Architect · Flushing · 2026
Southeast corner from Union Street.
Facade installation is ongoing at Lions Group NYC’s Union Center, a commercial tower at 37-16 Union Street in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. The glass clad tower, designed by Raymond Chan Architect, stands 189 feet tall and replaces the former home of the Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal Church. Along with class A office space, the tower will also include community facility space, ground floor retail, and 142 valet parking spaces in the cellar.
Looking up at the east facade from Union Street.
Northeast corner from Union Street.
Southwest corner from Flushing Commons.
West facade from the Flushing Commons parking lot.
Architect: Raymond Chan Architect; Developer: Lions Group NYC; Program: Class A Office, Community Facility, Retail, Parking; Location: Flushing, Queens, NY; Completion: 2026.
Etihad Park
HOK · Willets Point · 2027
Southwest corner from Seaver Way.
Superstructure is ongoing at Etihad Park, the new home of New York City FC in Willets Point, Queens. Designed by HOK, the rectangular volume of the 25,000 seat stadium sits adjacent to Citi Field. This will be the first fully electric stadium in Major League Soccer and the first fully electric professional sports stadium in New York City. There will also be a rain water harvesting system underneath the playing surface to aid in irrigation.
Steel framing of the seven-story entryway, The Cube.
West facade from Seaver Way.
The Cube entryway.
Northwest corner from Seaver Way.
Architect: HOK; Construction: Turner Construction; Program: Soccer Stadium, Retail; Location: Willets Point, Queens, NY; Completion: 2027.
80 Clarkson
COOKFOX Architects · West Village · 2026
Northwest corner of 80 Clarkson (center) and Google Hudson Square (right).
Facade installation is nearing completion at 80 Clarkson, a two-tower residential development adjacent to the recently opened Google headquarters at the former St. John’s Terminal. The project is led by a group of developers including Zeckendorf Development, Atlas Capital Group, and The Baupost Group. COOKFOX Architects is leading the design of the 45- and 37-story towers, which will offer 113 residential condo residences with nearly 37,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and parking for 69 vehicles.
West facade of 80 Clarkson.
Southwest corner of 80 Clarkson from West Street, with 570 Washington rising at the east boundary of the site.
Looking up at the south facade from West Houston Street.
Close-up of the tower facade at the southwest corner.
Close-up of the tower facade at the northwest corner.
South facade of 80 Clarkson (center) and the west facade of Google’s Hudson Square offices (right).
Architect: COOKFOX Architects (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: Zeckendorf Development, Atlas Capital Group, and The Baupost Group; Program: Residential Condo, Affordable Senior Housing, Retail; Location: West Village, New York, NY; Completion: 2026.
450 Union Street - Anagram Gowanus
SO-IL · Gowanus · 2027
East facade from the Union Street bridge.
Superstructure is close to topping out at Anagram Gowanus, a 20-story residential rental tower along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. The project joins other Anagram branded developments in Manhattan and is developed by a partnership between Global Holdings, MacArthur Holdings and Tankhouse.
Looking up at the east facade.
Designed by SO-IL, the tower will be clad in a light green brick, similar to the facade of the architect’s other nearby collaboration with Tankhouse at 450 Warren.
Looking up at the north facade from Union Street.
When completed, the 203,000 square foot project will offer 158 apartments, with 20% of the residences set aside under the affordable housing program. Amenities will include a co-working lounge, gym, children’s playroom, and rooftop terraces. A waterfront esplanade along the Gowanus Canal will also be built as part of the development.
Looking up at the north facade from Union Street.
Looking up at the north facade from Union Street.
Northwest corner from the intersection of Union and Bond Streets.
Architect: SO-IL (Design Architect), Magnusson Architecture and Planning (Executive Architect); Developer: Global Holdings, MacArthur Holdings, Tankhouse; Program: Residential Rental; Location: Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: Late 2026.
200 East 75th Street
Beyer Blinder Belle · Upper East Side · 2025
Northwest corner from 3rd Avenue.
Construction has wrapped up at EJS Group’s 18-story residential tower at 200 East 75th Street on the Upper East Side. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle, the tower’s exterior features large windows, including some arched windows, set in a limestone and beige brick facade, with a light beige glazed terracotta that frames windows and accentuates the vertical piers.
Looking up at the west facade from East 75th Street.
Looking up at the west facade.
Residential entry at East 75th Street.
Residential entry.
Close-up of the north facade.
Facade detail of a window with glazed terra cotta frame.
The tower offers 35 condominium residences designed by Yellow House Architects, including five full-floor penthouses. Residences feature herringbone oak wood flooring throughout. Kitchens include Italian Statuario Extra honed-stone, along with Wolf and Sub Zero appliances. Highlights of the primary bathrooms include a freestanding soaking tub, steam shower, and custom millwork vanity with silver nickel hardware.
Rooftop Views
View to the southwest towards Midtown.
View to the west.
View to the west towards Central Park.
View to the northwest.
View to the northeast.
Amenities for residents will include a residential lobby with a mural by Dean Barger, an adjacent porte-cochere, fitness center, cinema, billiards room, music room with recording booth, children's & teen rooms, lounge, library, and catering kitchen with an adjacent private courtyard garden.
Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle; Interior Architect: Yellow House Architects; Developer: EJS Group; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
The Studio Museum in Harlem
Adjaye Associates · Harlem · 2025
North facade from West 125th Street.
Construction has wrapped up at the new 82,000 square foot home for The Studio Museum in Harlem on 125th Street. The museum, which has existed in a previous structure on the site since 1979, is dedicated to artists of African descent. Designed by Adjaye Associates with Cooper Robertson, the massing of the museum’s new 6-story structure features a stack of one and two-story volumes with large apertures that allow the public to glimpse the activity within. The exterior of the museum is clad in dark grey precast concrete and glass panels. Along with column free galleries, the building also includes an education center, theater, a studio for artists in residence, a cafe, and a rooftop terrace by Studio Zewde.
North facade.
Looking up at the north facade.
Facade detail.
Northwest corner from Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard.
Close-up of the northwest corner.
Northwest corner from West 125th Street.
Looking up at the south facade from West 124th Street.
Looking up at the north facade from the main entry.
Entry lobby.
Looking down at the ground floor and The Stoop seating area.
Looking up at the dark grey, monolithic terrazzo stair.
Architects: Adjaye Associates (Design Architect), Cooper Robertson (Architect of Record); Construction Manager: Sciame Construction with McKissack & McKissack; Client: The Studio Museum in Harlem; Program: Museum; Location: Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: Fall 2025.
