25 Water Street - Soma
CetraRuddy · Financial District · 2025
North facade from Broad Street.
Construction is nearing completion 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, and Rockwood Capital. Designed by CetraRuddy Architects, will be the largest office-to-residential conversion by unit count, at over 1,300 residences, in US history. The project is also the first office-to-residential conversion to use New York’s 467-m housing tax incentive, which provides a partial tax exemption for rental developments in converted buildings with the required amount of affordable housing.
Close-up of the north facade of the upper tower and the crown.
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 has also undergone 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 newly installed window wall and newly painted existing brick wall.
Looking up at the north facade.
Close-up of the 10-story overbuild at the tower crown.
West facade from Water Street.
Looking up at the west facade.
Close-up of the west facade of the existing tower.
Residential Amenities
Residential lobby.
Spread out over 100,000 square feet, amenities will include spaces for entertainment and coworking, a basketball court, two indoor pickleball courts, fitness center, pilates and yoga studios, steam room and sauna, a 75 foot indoor swimming pool, an outdoor swimming pool on the 25th floor roof deck, a sports simulator, and an outdoor rooftop lounge with landscaped terrace.
Close-up of the concierge desk and feature wall.
Residential lobby lounge.
Residential lobby lounge.
Indoor swimming pool.
Fitness Center in the SoMA Athletic Club.
Pickleball courts.
Outdoor pool under construction.
Looking up at the new penthouse addition at the roof of the existing tower.
Model Residences
The development includes 1,320 residences ranging in size from studios to three-bedrooms, with about 50 residences per floor and penthouse units in the new floors that crown the tower. Most of the residences include a home office and views to the water and the city skyline.
Architect: CetraRuddy; General Contractor: Pavarini McGovern; Developers: GFP Real Estate, Metro Loft, and Rockwood Capital; Program: Office-to-Residential Rental Conversion; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
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.
Construction Update: 77 Commercial Street - Tower 77
Facade installation is wrapping up at Clipper Equity’s Tower 77, a two-tower residential condo development at 77 Commercial Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by CetraRuddy, the project massing features a 7-story podium with 30 and 40-story towers on a waterfront site adjacent to the future Box Street Park and Greenpoint Landing. The facade features a bronze toned metal panel grid with large inset windows throughout the podium and towers, topped by an all glass volume at the last five floors of the tower.
Architect: CetraRuddy; Developer: Clipper Equity; Program: Residential Condo, Retail; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2023.
Construction Update: 212 West 95th Street - Dahlia
Northwest corner of the tower.
Facade installation has wrapped up at United Management and Certes Partners’ 20-story residential condo tower Dahlia at 212 West 95th Street on the Upper West Side. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture, the tower features a panelized facade of porcelain tiles and punch window, along with window wall at some corner locations.
The building offers 38 residences that range in size from two- to four-bedrooms, including two penthouse units and six residences with outdoor terraces.
North facade detail.
Architects: CetraRuddy Architecture (Design Architect), RKTB Architects (Architect of Record); Developers: United Management and Certes Partners; Typology: Residential Condo; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Tour: 200 East 59th Street
Looking up at the northwest corner.
Exterior construction is wrapping up at Macklowe Properties’ 200 East 59th Street residential condo tower in Midtown East. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture with Macklowe Properties, the 35-story tower features floor-to-ceiling window wall and continuous wraparound terraces at each residential floor, offering outdoor space for all units. Perimeter columns are pushed to the edge of the terraces, allowing for column free interiors.
Closeup of the northwest corner.
Northwest corner.
Closeup of the northwest corner.
Residential lobby.
Penthouse Views
Penthouse terrace at the northwest corner.
View to the northwest towards Central Park from the penthouse terrace.
View to the east from the penthouse terrace.
Penthouse terrace at the north facade.
Penthouse terrace at the west facade.
View to the north towards the Upper East Side from the penthouse terrace.
View to the south towards Midtown from the penthouse terrace.
Architect: CetraRuddy Architecture; Developer: Macklowe Properties; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: 242 West 53rd Street
Concrete superstructure is close to topping out at Algin Management's 62-story, 426-unit mixed-use tower in Midtown's Theater District. Designed by CetraRuddy, the 674-foot tower features an organic massing tied to the distribution and size of units. Rental units will start on the fourth floor, with the lower floors split among 16,514 square feet of retail space and amenities for the residents.
Cladding of the tower, which features a glass window wall with metal panel slab covers and thickened screen, has surpassed the one third mark.
Architect: CetraRuddy; Developer: Algin Management; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Theater District, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
443 Greenwich
Northeast corner from Desbrosses Street.
Construction scaffolding has come down at 443 Greenwich, a 7-story restoration and renovation of an 1884 structure designed by Charles C. Haight. Once a book bindery, the structure will now house 53 large condo units from developers Metro Loft.
North facade detail.
Looking up at the north facade.
The building is located in the Tribeca North Historic District and is bounded by Desbrosses Street, Vestry Street, and Greenwich Street. Exterior detailing on the landmarked 7-story building includes more than 600 shutters that are being restored or replicated. A 4,000 square-foot courtyard populated with sassafras trees and designed by HM White is located at the center of the building's massive footprint.
Northwest corner at Greenwich Street and Desbrosses Street.
Residents can enter the building from a private drop off located under the courtyard, which also offers a 15-car parking garage with charging stations. The barrel vaulted drop off and garage is accessed from the north or south via a gated ramp.
North facade detail.
Northwest corner at Greenwich Street and Desbrosses Street.
Also located in the cellar are the bulk of the building's amenities including: a 71 foot indoor lap pool, hamam (Turkish steam bath), a gym with yoga room run by the Wright Fit, a temperature controlled wine cellar, storage rooms, children's playroom, and a bike room.
Southwest corner at Greenwich Street and Vestry Street.
443 Greenwich will contain 45 loft-style homes ranging from 2,900 SF to 4,250 SF, and 8 penthouses ranging from 5,000 SF to 9,300 SF, with interiors by CetraRuddy Architects. The 53 units will feature a modern take on the industrial Tribeca style. Exposed existing wood columns and beams and high ceilings will be complemented by modern conveniences, such as a 70 bottle wine fridge, two dishwashers, a warming drawer for cappuccino cups, custom door hardware, standalone tubs, marble accent walls in the bathrooms, and bidets.
The project should be completed later this year.
West facade.
West facade detail.
Architects: CetraRuddy Architects; Landscape Architects: HM White; Developers: Metro Loft Developers LLC; Design: Pentagram; Program: Residential; Location: Tribeca, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
12 East 13th Street
Construction scaffolding has started to come down at DHA Capital and Continental Properties' 12 East 13th Street in Greenwich Village, revealing its brick and glass facade. The former 8-story parking garage has been converted by CetraRuddy into eight residences, replacing the facade and adding a 4-story metal and glass penthouse.
A burnished orange-red Roman brick clads the 8-story primary street facade, punctuated by four bays of industrial-style windows grouped into vertical columns of two. The black metal spandrel that divides the windows contains a chevron motif inspired by a pattern from the original facade. With additional details like a depressed border of brick surrounding each window bay, the facade of the base building blends nicely with the brick and metal structures which surround it.
Northeast corner from East 13th Street.
Northeast corner.
North facade from East 13th Street.
Facade detail.
Northwest corner from East 13th Street.
Inside, most lower units occupy the full 4,816 square-foot floor plate while the upper floors feature a duplex and a triplex in the added penthouse structure. An open plan along the 67-foot street front accommodates living and dining spaces in one large great room. Industrial style black metal and glass sliding doors act as moveable partitions, allowing residents to close off the family room next to the kitchen. Existing steel columns have been preserved and featured in the living and dining area, complimenting the interior design's blending of modern and industrial. Much of the interior kitchen and bath cabinetry and door hardware have been custom designed by the architect and also reflect this aesthetic.
Living and dining space.
Living room.
Family room.
Move-able partitions and existing columns.
Move-able partitions and existing columns.
Family room.
Kitchen.
Bedrooms and accompanying bathrooms are located along the back half of the floor plate. Most units contain four bedrooms and bathrooms, as well as a powder room off the living space.
Powder room.
Powder room floor tile.
Secondary bedroom.
Secondary bathroom with custom white lacquer vanity including water resistant galvanized drawer fronts.
Detail of the water resistant galvanized drawer fronts.
Master bedroom.
Master bedroom.
Master bathroom vanity featuring rift-cut white oak cabinetry and a countertop of polished Calacatta Borghini marble.
Freestanding 6 foot soaking tub.
Master bathroom shower.
Custom door hardware in the master bathroom.
Half of the units will contain outdoor space, including an 807-square foot terrace on the third floor, a 1,760-square foot terrace on the ninth floor for the duplex, and space on the tenth floor for the triplex.
Amenities for the building include the much touted automated parking system that allows residents to enter the building in privacy while their car is parked robotically on the second floor garage. Additional amenities include gym, bike storage, and private storage unit.
Architects: CetraRuddy; Developers: DHA Capital and Continental Properties; Public Relations: M18; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: West Village, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.