Construction Update: 29 Jay Street
Facade installation is underway at 29 Jay Street, a 221,000 square-foot class-A commercial office building in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed by Marvel Architects, the 11-story structure is clad in geometric, GFRC panels and large infill windows. When completed, the development will also offer 12,000 square feet of ground floor retail and tenant amenities on a lower level and the rooftop terrace.
Architect: Marvel Architects; Developer: Jay Street Office LLC ; Program: Commercial Office, Retail; Location: DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2024.
Construction Update: 76 Trinity Place
Facade installation is underway at 76 Trinity Place, the 26-story mixed-use tower on a recently demoed site owned by Trinity Church. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the tower will include five floors of public program at the base, with three floors of office space for Trinity Church and 17 floors of office space for lease above.
Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects; Client: Trinity Church ; Program: Commercial, Public; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
9-19 9th Avenue
Northeast corner of 21-27 Ninth Avenue (right) and 9-19 Ninth Avenue (left).
Construction is underway on BKSK Architects' 2 1/2 story addition to 9-19 Ninth Avenue, a commercial structure in the Gansevoort Market Historic District that is slated to become the latest outpost for Restoration Hardware. The project is located adjacent to the firm's recently renovated 21-27 Ninth Avenue, a residential-to-commercial conversion on the northeast corner of the block. Because the projects fell within the historic district, both were required to receive approval from the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which they received in 2014.
Perched atop an existing 2-story masonry base that served as a warehouse, the new 2 1/2-story glass-enclosed addition contrasts with the heavy volume below. A metal screen with a mixture of clear and patterned translucent glass panels acts as a secondary facade for the new volume.
East facade of the addition.
Southeast corner.
Close-up of the southeast corner.
Close-up of the southeast corner.
South facade of the addition.
Close-up of the patterned glass on the south facade of the addition.
South facade.
South facade of the addition.
Architect: BKSK Architects; Developer: Aurora Capital Associates; Program: Commercial; Location: Meatpacking District, New York, NY; Completion: 2017.
A/D/O
West facade from Banker Street.
Greenpoint is getting a creative hub from automaker BMW/MINI. Known as A/D/O, the office space for creatives will be housed in a former warehouse in the Brooklyn neighborhood. nArchitects, a Brooklyn-based firm, has led the conversion of the 25,000-square-foot space.
Southwest corner from Banker Street.
The architects have sought to preserve the spirit of the former warehouse with strategic alterations on the exterior. A diagonal slice through the southwest corner creates a grand entry defined by a new diagonal structural element and new glazing. New doors and windows have also been inserted into the remaining original graffiti-covered brick walls.
New main entry taking shape at the southwest corner.
Close-up of the southwest corner with new structure.
South facade from Norman Avenue.
South facade from Norman Avenue.
Southeast corner from Norman Avenue.
Southeast corner.
Close-up of the graffiti covered existing walls.
East facade.
New main entry taking shape at the southwest corner.
Brick facade close-up.
Inside, the former warehouse will be reconfigured to provide a large, open work space, along with design classrooms, a restaurant, and retail. As the headquarters for URBAN-X, A/D/O will also offer rentable work space and a fabrication studio for innovative hardware startups.
Inside the open work space at the main entry.
Periscope element cut into the existing ceiling.
Extension of the open space work area.
New skylight cut into the existing ceiling.
Architect: nArchitects; Client: BMW/MINI; Program: Office, Commercial, Retail; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: Fall 2016.
529 Broadway
Steel superstructure has topped out and curtain wall installation is underway at Aurora Capital Associates and BKSK Architects' 529 Broadway in SoHo.
Steel superstructure has topped out and curtain wall installation is underway at Aurora Capital Associates' 529 Broadway. Situated at the corner of Spring Street and Broadway in SoHo, the BKSK designed building will rise six stories and contain 34,000 square-feet of commercial space. The building replaces a recently demolished two-story warehouse structure from 1936. Landmarks approved the plans in September of 2013 with unusually positive remarks, due in part to the terracotta and glass façade design. Openings on the southern façade along Spring Street will gradually increase in size from left to right, allowing for more glazing at the Broadway corner. With the progress made on curtain wall installation, these design elements are starting to read on the facade. Yet to be installed are the terracotta panels that will clad the vertical columns and the horizontal bands which will transition from deep spandrels to thin blades at the Broadway corner.
Completion is slated for late 2016.
Southeast corner from Broadway.
Close-up of the curtain wall at the southeast corner.
Southeast corner from Broadway.
Looking up at the south facade from Spring Street.
Rendering of the facade. Courtesy of BKSK Architects.
Close-up of the south facade.
Close-up of the south facade.
Looking up at the southeast corner.
East facade from Broadway.
East facade from Broadway.
Close-up of the east facade.
Architect: BKSK Architects; Developer: Aurora Capital Associates; Program: Commercial; Location: SoHo, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
529 Broadway
Superstructure is rising at BKSK Architects' six-story commercial building in SoHo.
Steel superstructure has reached the fourth floor of Aurora Capital Associates' 529 Broadway, a six story, 34,000 square-feet commercial building at the corner of Spring Street and Broadway in SoHo. The building, designed by BKSK Architects, replaces a recently demolished 1936 warehouse building. Landmarks approved the plans in September of 2013 with unusually positive remarks, due in part to the terracotta and glass façade design. Openings on the southern façade along Spring Street will gradually increase in size from left to right, allowing for more glazing at the Broadway corner.
Completion is slated for late 2016.
Rendering. Courtesy of BKSK Architects.
Southeast corner from Broadway.
Looking east on Spring Street towards the south façade.
Architect: BKSK Architects; Developer: Aurora Capital Associates; Program: Commercial; Location: SoHo, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.