335 E 27 - Carmel Place
New York's first micro units apartment building, Carmel Place, has started to reveal its monochromatic brick facade.
Installation of the brick facade is wrapping up at Monadnock Development's micro unit apartment building at 335 East 27th Street, also known as Carmel Place. The monochromatic facade is composed of grey brick in a gradient of four tones, from dark grey at the tallest northern bay to light grey of the shortest southern bay. Now that brick installation is complete, the scaffolding that has shrouded the project since the stacking completed has started to come down, revealing the facade.
Designed by nARCHITECTS, the project is the first micro units apartment building in New York and consists of 55 studio apartments for both market rate and affordable tenants. Each apartment is one module, offering 260 to 360 square feet of space. All modules were fabricated at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Completion of the project is slated for sometime this year.
East elevation from First Avenue.
East elevation from First Avenue.
Close-up of the east facade at the upper floors.
East elevation from First Avenue.
Southeast corner.
Close-up of the southeast facade at the upper floors.
Looking up at the south facade.
Southwest corner from Mount Carmel Place.
West elevation from Mount Carmel Place.
Northwest corner from Mount Carmel Place.
North elevation.
Architect: nARCHITECTS; Module Manufacturer: Capsys; Developer: Monadnock Development; Program: Residential; Location: Kips Bay, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.
1 John Street
Last week I took a tour of the recently topped out 1 John Street, a residential building under construction at the northern fringes of Brooklyn Bridge Park in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Developed jointly by Alloy Development and Monadnock Development, the building sits prominently on the East River waterfront, surrounded by the soon-to-open John Street park. The 42-unit, 12 story condominium will offer two, three and four bedroom apartments designed by Alloy Development, founded by architect Jared Della Valle. For the design of the exterior facade, large windows set into brick follow a gradient in size, such that the ratio of solid to glass increases towards the top of the building. Beyond the waterfront views, the building's amenities include gym, bike storage, and landscaped roof deck with cabanas. On the first floor, the building will house an annex of the Brooklyn Children's Museum, currently located in the Crown Heights neighborhood.
1 John Street is slated for completion in 2016 and will seek LEED Gold certification.
Looking east towards the Manhattan Bridge with the west facade of 1 John Street (center).
Looking east towards the Manhattan Bridge and the west façade of 1 John Street.
West facade from John Street.
Looking up at the south facade from John Street.
Southeast corner from John Street.
Northwest corner detail.
View of the mechanical penthouse from the rooftop.
Looking northwest towards the Manhattan Bridge and Lower Manhattan from the rooftop.
Looking north towards the Lower East Side from the rooftop.
Looking northeast towards the Lower East Side and the Williamsburg Bridge.
Looking south towards Downtown Brooklyn.
View of the John Street park currently under construction.
Corner view from a northwest unit.
Curtain wall panels installed on a lower floor.
Corner view with curtain wall panels installed.
View of the Manhattan Bridge from a lower floor.
Curtain wall units awaiting installation on a lower floor.
Looking down to the John Street park under construction.
Corner view from a southeast unit.
Looking northwest towards Lower Manhattan (background) and the John Street park (foreground).
Rendering of the north facade from the East River.
Architects: Alloy Development; Developers: Alloy Development and Monadnock Development; Program: Residential, Retail, Cultural; Location: DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY;Completion: 2016.
335 E 27 - Carmel Place
Stacking has completed at Monadnock Development's micro unit apartment building at 335 East 27th Street, recently renamed Carmel Place. The last of the project's 66 modular units was lifted into place late last week. Designed by nARCHITECTS, the project is the first micro units apartment building in New York and consists of 55 studio apartments for both market rate and affordable tenants. Each apartment is one module, offering 260 to 360 square feet of space. All modules were fabricated at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Now that the unit stacking has completed, the exterior brick facade should soon begin installation. Completion of the project is slated for late 2015.
West elevation from Bellevue Park South.
Northwest corner from Mount Carmel Place.
Time sequence of unit stacking from the northwest corner.
Southwest corner from Mount Carmel Place.
Southeast corner.
East elevation from First Avenue.
East elevation.
Architect: nARCHITECTS; Module Manufacturer: Capsys; Developer: Monadnock Development; Program: Residential; Location: Kips Bay, New York, NY; Completion: Late Fall 2015.
1 John Street
Construction is underway at 1 John Street, a joint venture between Alloy Development and Monadnock Development, in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn. Situated on a waterfront site at the northern end of Brooklyn Bridge Park, the project will be the second residential development located within the park, following the Pierhouse. The 42-unit, 12-story condominium will offer two, three and four bedroom apartments designed by Alloy Development, founded by architect Jared Della Valle. For the design of the exterior facade, large windows set into brick follow a gradient in size, such that the ratio of solid to glass increases towards the top of the building. Beyond the waterfront views, the building's amenities include gym, bike storage, and landscaped roofdeck with cabanas. On the first floor, the building will house an annex of the Brooklyn Children's Museum, currently located in the Crown Heights neighborhood.
1 John Street is slated for completion in 2016 and will seek LEED Gold certification.
Looking east towards the Manhattan Bridge with the west facade of 1 John Street (center).
West facade from John Street.
Southwest corner from John Street.
Southeast corner from John Street.
West facade.
View from a northwest corner unit.
View from a northwest corner unit.
View from a southeast corner unit.
View of John Street Park under construction from 1 John Street.
Architects: Alloy Development; Developers: Alloy Development and Monadnock Development; Program: Residential, Retail, Cultural; Location: DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2016.
