Tour: 242 Broome Street
Looking east on Broome Street.
Construction has wrapped up at 242 Broome, a 14-story, 55-unit condo tower from developers Taconic Investment Partners, L+M Development Partners, and BFC Partners. The project is located on the corner of Broome and Ludlow Street, anchoring the western boundary of the new 9-building Essex Crossing mixed use development on the Lower East Side. SHoP Architects’ massing for the tower follows a typical podium and setback tower strategy, creating a sixth story outdoor terrace. The tower slopes inward at the southwest corner, opening up the terrace to more light and views.
Southwest corner from Broome Street.
Adjacent to the residential tower, the site will also feature a four-story, 17,735 square foot structure that will house the International Center of Photography’s museum and school.
Looking up at the west facade.
Installation has begun on the bronze-toned metal panel and glass curtain wall that clads the exterior. The design features faceted metal panels that frame the glass openings. At the podium, the metal panel spandrels covering the floor slabs create deep overhangs on the west facade as the form of the building torques at the southwest corner.
Looking up at the south facade.
Residential entry on Broome Street.
Condo units range from one-to-three-bedrooms, with 11 of the 55 units set aside under the city's affordable housing program. Residences will feature open concept kitchen and living spaces with typical ceiling heights of 10 feet in the living spaces.
Residential lobby.
Closeup of the lobby feature wall.
Architectural model in the residential lobby.
Residential elevator cab.
Amenities
Residents have access to a range of amenities including an entertainment lounge with kitchen, fitness center, children’s playroom, landscaped roof terrace, and residential storage.
Entertainment lounge.
Entertainment lounge.
Entertainment lounge.
Kitchen at the entertainment lounge.
Fitness center.
Penthouse B
The project includes three penthouse units, each with their own private outdoor terrace.
Living room.
Dining room.
Kitchen.
Stairs to private terrace.
Private terrace.
View southwest towards Lower Manhattan from the private terrace.
Private terrace.
View north towards the Lower East Side from the private terrace.
View south from the private terrace.
Master bedroom.
Master bathroom.
Secondary bedroom.
Architect: SHoP Architects (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Architect of Record); Developers: Delancey Street Associates (Taconic Investment Partners LLC, L+M Development Partners, BFC Partners, Goldman Sachs); Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Essex Crossing, Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: Empire Outlets and the New York Wheel
Northeast corner of the Empire Outlets site from the St. George Ferry Terminal.
Superstructure is rising at Empire Outlets, a 350,000 square foot outlet shopping complex next to the St. George Ferry Terminal on the Staten Island waterfront. Design of the development is led by SHoP Architects and will include approximately 100 designer outlet retailers and a 190-key hotel. Completion is slated for late 2017.
View of the Empire Outlets site from the west.
Located near the site of the Empire Outlets, structure for the New York Wheel has also started to go up. When completed, the 630 foot tall observation wheel will offer stunning views of the New York harbor to 1,440 people per rotation. Currently, the four pedestals have been installed and await the 275 foot tall legs that will support the wheel. The main precast concrete structure for the adjacent terminal building and parking garage structure is mostly complete. Terra cotta fins and curtain wall will eventually clad the structure.
Pedestals for the wheel's structural legs.
Site of the New York Wheel.
7 DeKalb Avenue
The City Point development.
Construction has wrapped up at COOKFOX's 7 DeKalb, part of phase two of the City Point development in Downtown Brooklyn. Developed by BFC Partners, Washington Square Partners and Acadia Realty Trust, the 23-story, 225,000 square foot tower is now almost fully rented, with only a handful of its 250 units remaining.
The City Point development.
A podium with 660,000 square feet of retail is also included in phase two of the project. Tenants for the retail portion will include Century 21, Target, Alamo Drafthouse, various other smaller scale shops, and a food market. A central street will run through the ground floor retail and allow a public connection between Flatbush Avenue and Gold Street.
The tower is clad in a unitized metal panel system of light grey zinc that will patina and age over time.
Close-up of the zinc façade.
Resident amenities include two lounges, multiple terraces, gym, media/screening room, children's playroom, and bike storage.
Lower residential terrace.
Looking up at 7 DeKalb and City Tower from the lower residential terrace.
Lower residential terrace.
Lower residential terrace.
The view from the future residents lounge.
Living room.
Bedroom.
Private residential terrace.
View from the upper residential terrace.
Architects: COOKFOX Architects; Developers: BFC Partners, Washington Square Partners and Acadia Realty Trust; Program: Retail, Residential; Location: Downtown Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2016.
