38 East 35th Street
INC Architecture and Design · Murray Hill · 2027
North facade from East 35th Street.
Facade installation is ongoing at the Continuum Company’s 18-story residential condo tower at 38 East 35th Street in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. Several historic buildings previously occupied the site, including the former home of the Metropolitan Synagogue and the Community Church of New York, who sold the site to the developer in 2024.
Looking up at the north facade.
Designed by INC Architecture and Design, the mid-block tower will be clad in Dextall’s DWALL 1500 prefabricated wall panel system with Porcelanosa porcelain cladding, aluminum windows, and custom extruded bullnoses.
Looking up at the north facade.
When completed, the tower will offer 137 residential condo units.
North facade detail.
North facade detail.
North facade detail.
Architect: INC Architecture and Design (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Facade Consultant: Socotec; Developer: The Continuum Company; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Murray Hill, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.
36 Journal Square Plaza - The Journal
Woods Bagot · Jersey City · 2025
Southwest corner from Sip Avenue.
Construction has wrapped up at Kushner’s two-tower residential rental development in the Journal Square neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey. Designed by Woods Bagot, the development sits adjacent to the Journal Square PATH station at its southern perimeter. Between the two towers the development offers 1,723 residential units ranging in size from studios to three-bedrooms.
Looking up at the west facade from Bergen Avenue.
The two 65-story towers and shared podium are clad in a blue glass curtain wall.
Residential entry.
Residential lobby.
Residential lobby.
Amenities
Residents have access to the Journal Club, a large assortment of amenities located at the base of the two towers. Amenities focused on heath and wellness include a fitness center, indoor basketball court, rock climbing wall, golf simulator, bowling lanes, yoga/barre studio, indoor pool and cold plunge, sauna and steam rooms, and outdoor pool and deck. On the entertainment and productivity side, there is a screening room, sports lounge, game room, party room, kids’ club, coworking lounge, library, and two rooftop terraces.
Model Residences
Architect: Woods Bagot; Interior Design: 11 Fifty Nine; Structural Engineer: WSP; Landscape Architect: OSD; General Contractor: AJD Construction; Developer: Kushner; Program: Residential Rental, Retail; Location: Journal Square, New Jersey; Completion: 2025.
275 Atlantic Avenue
HOK · Downtown Brooklyn · 2027
North facade from Boerum Place.
Facade installation is underway at the 15-story Brooklyn Detention Complex in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by HOK, the 339-foot-tall structure replaces a previous detention complex on the full block site bounded by Atlantic Avenue, Smith Street, State Street, and Boerum Place. Superstructure is close to topping out and curtain wall panels by Enclos are starting to be installed on the lower floors. The facade design includes alternating multi-story panels of glass and champagne and bronze metal panels with a twisting shape that gives added depth. Outdoor recreation spaces are located vertically along several of the facades and are articulated as large eroded voids. When completed, the facility will be able to house up to 1,040 inmates as part of the city’s plan to replace the Rikers Island detention complex with new facilities in each borough except Staten Island. Community facility space will also be located at the ground floor along Atlantic Avenue.
Northwest corner from Boerum Place.
West facade from Boerum Place.
South facade from Smith Street.
Southeast corner from Atlantic Avenue.
Looking up at the east facade from Smith Street.
Northeast corner detail.
East facade detail.
Northeast corner from State Street.
Northeast corner from Smith Street.
Looking up at the north facade from State Street.
North facade detail.
North facade detail.
Looking up at the north facade from State Street.
Looking up at the north facade from State Street.
Architect: HOK; Contractor: Tutor Perini; Client: NYC Department of Design and Construction; Program: Detention Facility, Community Facility; Location: Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2029.
1800 Avenue at Port Imperial
Handel Architects · Weehawken · 2027
North (right) and south (left) buildings from the Hudson River.
Superstructure is rising at a residential condo development at 1800 Avenue at Port Imperial in Weehawken, NJ. Designed by Handel Architects, the development is broken down into two 8-story buildings, both with massings that step down to the Hudson River waterfront. Superstructure has reached the seventh floor of the north building, while the south building follows behind at the third floor. The project’s facades will feature rounded building corners and cladding of glass and metal panel bands at the horizontal slab conditions. A new pedestrian plaza will be located between the two buildings.
North (right) and south (left) buildings from the Hudson River.
North (right) and south (left) buildings from the Hudson River.
North (right) and south (left) buildings from the Hudson River.
North building from the Hudson River.
Northeast corner of the north building from City View Drive.
East facade of the north building.
Northeast corner of the north building.
Southeast corner of the north building.
East facade of the north building.
Southeast corner of the north building.
Southeast corner of the south building.
Southwest corner of the south building from Avenue at Port Imperial.
Southwest corner of the north building (left) and northwest corner of the south building (right) from Avenue at Port Imperial.
Northwest corner of the south building from Avenue at Port Imperial.
Southwest corner of the north building from Avenue at Port Imperial.
Southwest corner of the north building from Avenue at Port Imperial.
Northwest corner of the north building from Avenue at Port Imperial.
Northeast corner of the north building from East Columbia Terrace.
North facade of the north building from East Columbia Terrace.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: WHK Development; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Weehawken, NJ; Completion: 2027.
New Museum Expansion
OMA NY · Bowery · 2026
West facade of the flagship building (left) and the extension (right).
Construction has wrapped up at the extension to the New Museum of Contemporary Art on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Designed by Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas of OMA, the seven story structure sits adjacent to the 2007 SANAA flagship building and includes 60,000 square feet of additional program space. The building will include three floors of galleries, additional space for the Museum’s community and education programs, a permanent home for NEW INC, and increased public amenities and improved vertical circulation.
West facade from Prince Street.
West facade from the Bowery.
Close-up of the west facade.
Atrium stair at the ground floor.
Looking up at the atrium stair.
Atrium stair detail.
8 Carlisle
Handel Architects · Financial District · 2027
Looking up at the northwest corner from Carlisle Street.
Curtain wall installation is underway at Grubb Properties 8 Carlisle residential tower in Lower Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects, the 64-story tower sits at the corner of Carlisle and Washington Streets, on a block near the World Trade Center development. Concrete superstructure continues to rise on the residential tower, which will contain 462 rental units. The podium below features retail at the ground and second floors, with residential amenities located on floors four and five. Curtain wall panels are currently being installed at the podium and have reached to the 5th floor.
Looking up at the north facade from Carlisle Street.
Looking up at the north facade from Carlisle Street.
Closeup of the northwest corner of the podium.
Looking up at the west facade from Washington Street.
West facade of podium.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: Grubb Properties; Program: Residential Rental, Retail; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.
8 Carlisle
Handel Architects · Financial District · 2027
Northwest corner from Washington Street.
Superstructure has reached the halfway mark at Grubb Properties 8 Carlisle residential tower in Lower Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects, the 64-story tower sits at the corner of Carlisle and Washington Streets, on a block near the World Trade Center development. Concrete superstructure continues to rise on the residential tower, which will contain 462 rental units. The podium below features retail at the ground and second floors, with residential amenities located on floors four and five. Installation of slab anchors for the curtain wall panels is also underway on the podium floors, indicating that panels will soon be going up as well.
Northwest corner from Washington Street.
West facade of the podium from Washington Street.
Looking up at the west facade of the podium from Washington Street.
Closeup of the northwest corner of the podium.
Looking up at the northwest corner from Carlisle Street.
Looking up at the north facade from Carlisle Street.
Northwest corner of the tower.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: Grubb Properties; Program: Residential Rental, Retail; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.
45-40 Vernon Boulevard - Paragon
Archimaera · Long Island City · 2026
Southeast corner from Vernon Boulevard.
Facade installation is ongoing at ZD Jasper’s residential condo tower Paragon at 45-40 Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens. Designed by Archimaera, the new 23-story residential tower rises behind the historic Paragon Paint Factory building, which is undergoing a full renovation and conversion into residential use as part of the larger development. When completed, the project will offer 186 residential condo units ranging in size from studios to four-bedrooms. Currently, the tower superstructure has topped out and curtain wall installation has surpassed the halfway mark.
Southeast corner from 46th Avenue.
South facade from 46th Avenue.
East facade from Vernon Boulevard.
East facade from Vernon Boulevard.
Northeast corner from Vernon Boulevard.
Architect: Archimaera; Developer: ZD Jasper; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Long Island City, Queens, NY; Completion: Late 2026.
270 Park Avenue
Foster + Partners · Midtown East · 2025
270 Park Avenue on the Midtown East skyline.
Construction has wrapped up at 270 Park Avenue, the headquarters of JPMorgan Chase in Midtown East. Designed by Foster + Partners, the supertall tower rises to 1,388 feet and offers 2.5 million square feet of office space for 15,000 employees. The form of the tower gradually steps back at the east and west facades and tapers on all four sides. At the ground floor, diagonal columns rise up to support the large trading room floors above.
East facade.
The tower’s 1.2 million square feet of facade features triple pane glass and insulated glass units that will help with thermal control of the building. Commercial bronze clads the twenty perimeter columns, while copper nickel alloy panels form the diamond shapes on the east and west facades. Level 17 will feature a walkable skylight with an eight feet tall wind screen. At the two-story base, sloping super columns and steel transfer girders transfer the gravity and lateral loads of the tower down to the ground
270 Park Avenue on the Midtown skyline.
Southwest corner of the tower.
Close-up of the west facade.
South facade from East 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue.
South facade from Vanderbilt Avenue.
Looking up at the south facade.
Southeast corner from Park Avenue.
Looking up at the west facade from Madison Avenue.
Looking up at the west facade from Madison Avenue.
Architects: Foster + Partners with Adamson Associates; Client: JPMorgan Chase; Structural Engineer: Severud Associates; Developer: Tishman Speyer; Program: Office; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
Williamsburg Wharf
Brandon Haw Architecture · Williamsburg · 2025
Construction is wrapping up on the first three towers at Naftali Group’s Williamsburg Wharf residential development in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The five building development will occupy 3.75-acres with over 525 feet of waterfront. Landscape architecture firm SCAPE is leading the design of the green spaces, plazas, and promenade.
One Williamsburg Wharf, the first tower of the development’s first phase, is designed by Brandon Haw with Hill West Architects. The condominium tower offers residences ranging in size from studio to three-bedrooms, with six penthouse units at the tower crown. A second tower and connected podium offers residential rentals ranging in size from studio to two-bedrooms.
Looking up at the northwest corner of One Williamsburg Wharf.
Amenities for the residents include a private port cochere with double height motor and pedestrian entryways, private garden, library, co-working lounges with indoor and outdoor spaces, private dining room with kitchenette, private cinema, residents’ lounge, children’s playroom, outdoor terrace, bike storage, and pet grooming. Additionally, the Williamsburg Wharf Resort and Recreation Club will offer a multi-season rooftop, outdoor lounge with a 60-foot pool, seasonal ice skating rink, fitness facilities, yoga and flexible fitness area, lounges, and a basketball court.
Looking up at the northwest corner of One Williamsburg Wharf.
The towers feature custom curtain wall facades with a bronze-finished metal and low iron glass.
Southwest corner of One Williamsburg Wharf.
West facade of Three Williamsburg Wharf.
Port cochere entry portal at the east facade of Two Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking up at One and Three Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking towards the southeast corner of the rental tower from Kent Avenue.
Residential entry at One Williamsburg Wharf.
Residential lobby of One Williamsburg Wharf.
Residential lobby of One Williamsburg Wharf.
Residential lobby of One Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking down at the waterfront park and ferry terminal from One Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking down at the waterfront park and pool deck from One Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking down at the waterfront park from One Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking down at the waterfront park from One Williamsburg Wharf.
Looking up at the west facade of One Williamsburg Wharf.
West facade of Three Williamsburg Wharf.
Superstructure is nearing topping out on the last of the three towers that will be constructed in the first phase of the development. Curtain wall installation has surpassed the half-way mark of the tower, and features bronze-toned metal and glass panels.
Southwest corner of the rental tower.
West facade of the rental tower.
Southwest corner of the rental tower (left) and the west facade of Two Williamsburg Wharf (right).
West facade of the rental tower.
Architects: Brandon Haw, Hill West; Interiors: Ward + Gray, Studio Munge; Landscape Architecture: Scape; Developer: Naftali Group; Program: Residential Rentals and Condos, Retail; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: Phase One in 2025.