Construction Update: 25 Kent Avenue
Northwest corner from Kent Avenue.
Construction is wrapping up at 25 Kent, an eight-story office building in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, from developers Rubenstein Partners and Heritage Equity Partners. The 500,000-square-foot project occupies a full block with a massing design that features a north and south bar centrally connected. Both bars step back on their north and south street facing facade to allow for rooftop terraces on each floor. The facade will feature brick and punched window on the north and south of both bars with a glass curtain wall on the east and west. Design of the project is led by Gensler, with concept design by Hollwich Kushner.
Looking up at the west facade.
Southwest corner from Wythe Avenue.
East facade from Wythe Avenue.
Northeast corner from Wythe Avenue.
North facade closeup of 25 Kent (right) and the William Vale (left).
Architect: Gensler (Design and Executive Architect), Hollwich Kushner (Concept Design); Structural Engineer: Desimone; Mechanical Engineer: Cosentini; Developers: Rubenstein Partners, Heritage Equity Partners; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2019.
Tour: 485 Marin
East facade from Marin Boulevard.
Construction has wrapped up at 485 Marin, KRE Group’s 18-story residential rental building in Jersey City’s Hamilton Park neighborhood. As the largest rental building in the neighborhood, the project offers 397 units, ranging in size from studios to 3-bedrooms.
Looking up at the residential entry canopy at the east facade.
Hollwich Kushner has designed the brick clad building with a stepped massing at the center which allows for a view corridor for the surrounding neighborhood and terraces facing north and south, with views to Midtown and Lower Manhattan.
East facade detail.
Residential entry from Marin Boulevard.
Residential lobby.
Amenities
Residents have access to a range of amenities including a fitness center, private dining room, screening room, a 5th floor lounge and connected outdoor amenity deck with a swimming pool, sunbathing areas, and grilling stations. Marin Green, a new public park provided by the building’s developer, has also recently opened on the west side of the building. The Melillo & Bauer Associates designed park includes a lawn, cafe-style seating, children’s play area, and dog park.
Marin Green park.
Model Residences
Interior are designed by Christopher Stevens and feature open floor plans with rustic oak -style wood flooring, large picture windows, quartz stone kitchen and bath countertops, Grohe kitchen fixtures, Whirlpool appliances, and Kohler bathroom fixtures.
Kitchen and living room.
Bedroom.
Bathroom.
Residential terraces.
View towards Midtown from a residential terrace.
Architect: Hollwich Kushner (Design Architect, Marchetto Higgins Stieve Architects (Architect of Record); Interiors: Christopher Stevens; Client: KRE Group; Program: Residential Rentals; Location: Hamilton Park, Jersey City, NJ; Completion: 2018.
Construction Update: 25 Kent Avenue
East facade from Wythe Avenue.
Construction is underway on 25 Kent, an eight-story office building in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, from developers Rubenstein Partners and Heritage Equity Partners. The 500,000-square-foot project occupies a full block with a massing design that features a north and south bar centrally connected. Both bars step back on their north and south street facing facade to allow for rooftop terraces on each floor. The facade will feature brick and punched window on the north and south of both bars with a glass curtain wall on the east and west. Design of the project is led by Gensler, with concept design by Hollwich Kushner.
Southwest corner from Kent Avenue.
West facade from Kent Avenue.
Northeast corner from Wythe Avenue.
Facade mockup.
Northwest corner from Kent Avenue.
Architect: Gensler (Design and Executive Architect), Hollwich Kushner (Concept Design); Structural Engineer: Desimone; Mechanical Engineer: Cosentini; Developers: Rubenstein Partners, Heritage Equity Partners; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2018.
Journal Squared
South façade.
Construction is wrapping up at the phase one tower for KRE Group and National Real Estate Advisors' Journal Squared mixed-use development. Phase one includes a residential tower from Hollwich Kushner (HWKN) and Handel Architects which will offer 538 residential rental units ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments. Journal Squared's complete master plan calls for 2.3 million square feet spread amongst three towers for its site adjacent to the Journal Square Transportation Center in Jersey City's historic Journal Square neighborhood.
West façade from Pavonia Avenue.
Rising 53 stories and 563 feet when completed, the phase one tower includes the first of the master plan's 1,838 residential rental units and a portion of the 36,000 square feet of retail space. The tower's massing steps back as it rises and is clad with a grid of white metal panels and punched windows. To break down the repetitive envelope, thin metal panels in various shades of blue flag the windows on alternating sides while several large vertical strips of glazing rip through the tower, further breaking down the larger form.
Façade detail.
East façade from Summit Avenue.
North facade.
North façade detail.
Looking up at the north facade.
Residential entrance on Pavonia Avenue.
Passageway through tower one to Pavonia Avenue.
Residential lobby under construction.
A Sky Lounge on the 53rd floor will offer residents a communal dining table, projector screen, and seating areas surrounded by panoramic views of Manhattan and Jersey City.
Future home of the sky lounge on the 53rd floor.
Skyline view to the east from the Sky Lounge.
View to the south from the Sky Lounge.
View to the west from the Sky Lounge.
On the eighth floor, residents will have access to 10,235 square feet of amenities including a gym, yoga room, kids room, library, screening room, WiFi lounge, sundeck, and outdoor pool.
Sundeck.
Outdoor pool at the sundeck.
Skyline view from the sundeck.
View of the Statue of Liberty from the sundeck.
Looking up at the east facade of the tower from the sundeck.
Southeast corner of the tower.
Architects: Hollwich Kushner (HWKN) and Handel Architects; Developers: KRE (Kushner Real Estate Group) and National Real Estate Advisors, a division of NEBF; Structural Engineer: WSP; Mechanical Engineer: Barone Engineering Associates; Building Envelope Consultant: Israel Berger & Associates; Landscape Architect: Melillo + Bauer Associates, Inc.; Identity: Bruce Mau Design; Program: Residential, Retail, and Parking; Location: Jersey City, New Jersey; Completion: Early 2017 (Phase One).
Journal Squared
Construction is set to top out at Handel Architects and HWKN's first tower of the Journal Squared mega development in Jersey City.
Construction is only a few floors away from topping out at the phase one tower for KRE Group and National Real Estate Advisors' Journal Squared mixed-use development. The phase one residential tower from Handel Architects and HWKN is part of a 2.3 million square feet, three tower master plan for the site adjacent to the Journal Square Transportation Center at Pavonia Avenue in Jersey City.
Northwest corner of the phase one tower from Pavonia Avenue.
Rising 53 stories when completed, the phase one tower includes the first of the master plan's 1,838 residential rental units and a portion of the 36,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The tower's massing steps back as it rises and is clad with a grid of white metal panels and punched windows. To break down the repetitive envelope, thin metal panels in various shades of blue flag the windows on alternating sides while several large vertical strips of glazing rip through the tower, further breaking down the larger form.
North facade of the phase one tower.
East facade of the phase one tower.
Northeast corner of the phase one tower.
South facade of the phase one tower.
South facade of the phase one tower.
Close-up of the south facade of the phase one tower.
South facade of the phase one tower from the Journal Square Transportation Center.
Southwest corner of the phase one tower from the Journal Square Transportation Center.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the phase one tower facade.
Construction on the first phase tower is slated for mid 2016, with the other two towers to follow.
Southwest corner of the phase one tower (background) and the Journal Square Transportation Center (foreground).
Architects: Handel Architects with HWKN; Developers: KRE (Kushner Real Estate Group) and National Real Estate Advisors, a division of NEBF; Structural Engineer: WSP; Mechanical Engineer: Barone Engineering Associates; Building Envelope Consultant: Israel Berger & Associates; Landscape Architect: Melillo + Bauer Associates, Inc.; Identity: Bruce Mau Design; Program: Residential, Retail, and Parking; Location: Jersey City, New Jersey; Completion: 2016 (Phase One).
Journal Squared
The first of three towers is rising at Kushner Real Estate Group and National Real Estate Advisors' Journal Squared mega development adjacent to the Journal Square PATH station in New Jersey. Designed by Handel Architects and HWKN, the site will eventually comprise three residential towers, the tallest of which will be 70-stories. Superstructure has almost reached the halfway mark at the 54-story residential tower, with concrete reaching the 22nd floor. Installation of the gridded exterior wall also looks imminent. The facade will feature windows set into a grid pattern with blue accent panels that flag to either side of the glass to create an overall pattern. A more homogenous plane of glass cuts through the center of the primary street facade of each tower, creating a fissure that breaks the regular grid. The base of the towers will house retail, lobby, and parking. Completion of the first tower is expected sometime in 2016.
Southwest corner of the phase one tower from the Journal Square PATH station plaza.
Southeast corner of the phase one tower.
East facade of the phase one tower from Summit Avenue.
Northeast corner of the phase one tower from Pavonia Avenue.
North facade of the phase one tower.
Detail of the north facade of the phase one tower.
West facade of the phase one tower from Pavonia Avenue.
Architects: Handel Architects with HWKN; Developers: Kushner Real Estate Group and National Real Estate Advisors, a division of NEBF; Program: Residential, Retail, and Parking; Location: Jersey City, New Jersey; Completion: 2016 (Phase One).
