Construction Update: 1709 Surf Avenue

Southeast corner from Surf Avenue.

Facade installation is underway at BFC Partners, L+M Development Partners, and Taconic Investment Partners’ fully affordable residential development at 1709 Surf Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Designed by Handel Architects, the 446-unit development features a low rise base clad in red brick with blue metal panel accents and punch windows. Two 17-story towers clad in a white concrete block with recycled glass and blue accent brick anchor the northeast and southwest corners of the site.

Southeast corner from Surf Avenue.

Southeast corner of the east tower.

Looking up at the east tower from West 19th Street.

Close-up of the east facade of the east tower.

Close-up of the west facade of the east tower.

Southwest corner from Surf Avenue.

Southwest corner from Surf Avenue.

Northwest corner from Mermaid Avenue.

Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: BFC Partners, L+M Development Partners, and Taconic Investment Partners; Program: Residential Rental, Retail, Office; Location: Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2021.