Construction Update: 180 East 88th Street
Construction has wrapped up at residential condominium tower 180 East 88th Street on the Upper East Side. Developed and designed by Joe McMillan’s DDG with partner Global Holdings, the 50-story tower features a facade of nearly 600,000 handmade Kolumba brick from Petersen Tegl. Concrete arches accent the middle and the top of the tower.
East facade of the tower from 3rd Avenue.
Residential entry from 3rd Avenue.
East facade of the tower crown.
Mid-tower arches.
Looking up at the north facade.
Residential entry from East 88th Street.
Residential lobby.
Model Residence
Inside, the tower offers 46 half and full floor condominiums ranging in size from lofts to five-bedroom homes, as well as a triplex penthouse. Residences feature elliptical entry galleries, custom wainscoting, coved ceilings, wide plank Austrian white oak flooring, and picture rails. Kitchens feature custom designed white lacquer cabinetry by Molteni & C Dada, honed statuario marble slab countertops and backsplash with brass inlays, wine refrigerators, Gaggenau appliance packages, stone-crafted kitchen islands, Fantini fixtures in natural brass, and custom bronze kitchen hoods.
Elliptical entry gallery.
Living room and kitchen.
Kitchen island detail.
Primary bathroom.
Powder room.
Residential Amenities
Residents have access to a wide assortment of amenities on eight floors including a residents’ lounge, game room, children’s playroom, wine room, private fitness and yoga studio, and a partial indoor basketball court and soccer pitch.
Residents’ lounge.
Game room.
Children’s playroom.
Wine room.
Private fitness.
Yoga studio.
Indoor basketball court.
Architect: Joe McMillan’s DDG (Design Architect), HTO Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: DDG; Program: Residential Condominium; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 532 West 20th Street
North facade from West 20th Street..
Construction is nearing completion at residential condo tower 532 West 20th Street near the High Line in West Chelsea. DDG has led the development, design, and construction of the project, which will offer nine full floor apartments.
Northwest corner from West 20th Street..
The tower facade features a primary north facade of architectural concrete with bronze accented punched windows. A penthouse floor is clad in shingles and sets back at the northeast corner to allow for a rooftop terrace. Outdoor space is also provided to the other units from balconies on the south facade.
Northeast corner from West 20th Street.
The Warehouse at 520 West 20th Street (center) and 532 West 20th Street (right).
Northeast corner of the tower from the High Line.
Northeast corner of the penthouse from the High Line.
Architect/Developer/Builder/Property Management: DDG; Program: Residential, Gallery/Retail; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Construction Update: 180 East 88th Street
Northeast corner from 3rd Avenue.
Construction is nearing completion at DDG’s residential condominium tower at 180 East 88th Street on the Upper East Side. Developed and designed by DDG, the 33-story tower features a facade of Kolumba brick from Petersen Tegl and concrete arches at the middle and the top of the tower. Inside, the tower offers 48 half and full floor condominiums.
Mid-tower arches.
Brick facade detail.
East facade of the tower from 3rd Avenue.
Residential entry from 3rd Avenue.
Looking up at the east facade.
Secondary residential entry from East 88th Street.
Looking up at the north facade.
North facade detail.
East facade of the tower crown.
Architect: DDG (Design Architect), HTO Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: DDG; Program: Residential Condominium; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 100 Franklin
East facades from Church Street.
Construction scaffolding has been removed, revealing the full brick facade at 100 Franklin, the two building residential condo development on a triangular shaped lot in Tribeca. Developed and designed by DDG, the buildings feature a red hand-laid brick facade in keeping with the neighborhood's pallete of materials. When completed later this year, the project will offer 10 residential condo units.
Looking up at the northeast corner.
Close-up of the brick detailing at the ground floor storefront.
Close-up of the brick detailing at the ground floor storefront.
Close-up of the east facade.
Southeast corner of the roof parapet.
East facades from Church Street.
Southeast corner.
Close-up of the southeast corner.
Southeast corner from Church Street.
South facade from Franklin Street.
Architect/Developer: DDG, Palette Architecture (Architect of Record); Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Tribeca, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
Construction Update: 100 Franklin
East facades from Church Street.
Construction scaffolding has been removed, revealing the full brick facade at 100 Franklin, the two building residential condo development on a triangular shaped lot in Tribeca. Developed and designed by DDG, the buildings feature a red hand-laid brick facade in keeping with the neighborhood's pallete of materials. When completed later this year, the project will offer 10 residential condo units.
East facade.
Southeast corner.
Architect/Developer: DDG, Palette Architecture (Architect of Record); Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Tribeca, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: 100 Franklin
East facades from Church Street.
Construction scaffolding is coming down, revealing the brick facade at 100 Franklin, the two building residential condo development on a triangular shaped lot in Tribeca. Developed and designed by DDG, the buildings will feature a red hand-laid brick facade in keeping with the neighborhood's pallete of materials. When completed later this year, the project will offer 10 residential condo units.
East facade.
Detail of the northeast corner.
Detail of the northeast corner.
Architect/Developer: DDG; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Tribeca, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Construction Update: 100 Franklin
East facades from Church Street.
Superstructure is close to topping out at 100 Franklin, the two building residential development on a triangular shaped lot in Tribeca. Developed and designed by DDG, the buildings will feature a red brick facade in keeping with the neighborhood's pallete of materials.
Northeast corner of the six-story building from 6th Avenue.
East facades from Church Street.
Southeast corner from 6th Avenue.
Architect/Developer: DDG; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Tribeca, New York, NY; Completion: 2019.
Tour: The Standish
Looking up at the west façade.
Construction is wrapping up on the façade restoration at The Standish, a 12-story condo conversion in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. Located a block from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, the 1903 structure originally served as the Standish Arms Hotel before its sale to the Jehovah’s Witness in 1981, leading to a conversion to housing. Now, DDG and Westbrook Partners are in the process of converting the rentals to 29 condo apartments ranging in size from one- to five-bedrooms.
Close-up of the west facade.
DDG is leading the design of the condo conversion, which involves a complete renovation of both interior and exterior. For the façade, DDG has conducted an extensive survey of Beaux-Arts style precedents and worked with preservation consultants to inform the restoration. The historic brick has been repaired and a breathable coating added to help it age better. Work has also gone into restoring the limestone at the base, along with the terracotta lintels and bay windows.
Close-up of the west facade's bay windows with terracotta lintels.
Close-up of the façade ornamentation.
Close-up of the façade ornamentation.
Lower Manhattan from the future rooftop terrace.
View north from the future rooftop terrace.
View south from the future rooftop terrace.
View east from the future rooftop terrace.
Architect: DDG; Developer: DDG and Westbrook Partners; Program: Residential Condo Renovation; Location: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2018.
Building Tour: 12 Warren
South facade.
DDG's latest condo, 12 Warren, is wrapping up in the TriBeCa neighborhood. Occupying a mid-block site that faces south on Warren Street, the developer/architects' 12-story building is a conversion of a former factory at its lower floors with a new addition on top. Thirteen units will be offered, consisting of triplex, duplex, and full-floor homes.
Close-up of the balconies on the upper floors on the south facade.
The facade is predominantly clad in bluestone, which has also inspired its design. At the upper floors, balconies jut out non-uniformly, mimicking the natural stacking of bluestone. Throughout the facade, the bluestone cladding resists the repetition of size and pattern typically found in brick or more traditional stone clad buildings. No one portion of the facade quite looks like another, as modules of one size of bluestone are interrupted by a different scale and pattern.
Residential entry.
Close-up of the residential entry canopy.
Residential Lobby
Residential entry door.
The residential lobby features walls of bluestone and concrete, bringing the design of the exterior to the interior. Other amenities will include a fitness center, 24-hour doorman and concierge service, and private storage.
Residential lobby.
Penthouse Roof Terrace
View to the west from the penthouse roof terrace.
View of the Brooklyn Bridge from the penthouse roof terrace.
Residences feature windows at up to 7 feet tall, white oak flooring with 7.5" wide planks, and 10 to 22 foot ceilings. Board formed concrete for the ceilings in the living spaces recall the variation of the stone facade and echo the same concrete treatment of the entry canopy and lobby walls.
Penthouse D, 8th Floor
Great room.
Dining room.
Kitchen.
Private terrace at the south facade.
Private terrace at the south facade.
Plantings on the parapet at the south facade.
Master bedroom.
Master bath vanity.
Master bath.
Secondary bedroom.
Residence 3, Third Floor
Great room.
Wet bar.
Dining room.
Master bedroom.
Master bath.
Architect/Developer: DDG; Program: Residential; Location: TriBeCa, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
325 West Broadway
Exterior work has wrapped up at DDG's XOCO 325, the nine-story, 21-unit residential condo and retail development at 325 West Broadway. The project is built on the site of a former chocolate factory, hence the name XOCO, the Catalan word for chocolate.
Construction scaffolding has been completely removed from the West Broadway elevation, fully revealing the wood and glass ground floor façade and the signature cast-aluminum screen above. Referencing the historic neighborhood's cast-iron facades, XOCO 325's screen floats above the future ground floor retail space and creates a space for vertical gardens in front of the glass window wall. The design of the screen evokes the imagery of bones or joints. Burlap was integrated into the formwork at the street facing side of the screen, providing a unique pattern for each unit. On the opposite, unit-facing side of the screen, an imprint of a worker's hand was CNC milled into the formwork to provide further texture.
Architect/Developer: DDG; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: SoHo, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.