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60 Front Street - Olympia Dumbo

Hill West · Dumbo · 2023

Construction has wrapped up at Fortis Property Group’s residential condo tower Olympia at 30 Front Street in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Designed by Hill West Architects, the 33-story tower’s massing resembles a sail and sits on a triangular shaped site. The tower is clad in large glass panels with horizontal and vertical metal panel accents. Private terraces at each floor cascade down the tower’s northwest corner, giving residents a panoramic view of the East River waterfront and Lower Manhattan.

Amenities

Residents will have access to 38,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities on three floors. The ground floor program includes a porte cochere, triple height lobby, gardens and adjacent garden lounge. At the roof of the podium amenities include a indoor lap pool, outdoor pool and hot tub, dry sauna, steam room, tennis court, and shipwreck playground. The club level will offer a fitness center, spin studio, boxing gym, two-lane bowling alley, club lounge, and lighthouse playroom.

Model Residences

The development offers 76 condo units ranging in size from 1-to-5 bedrooms, many with panoramic views of the Brooklyn and Manhattan skyline. Interiors for the residences are designed by Workstead and feature kitchens with textured maple cabinetry, satin-finished stainless steel, and honed Fior di Bosco marble countertops and backsplashes. Many units feature full width terraces with panoramic views of the waterfront.

Architect: Hill West Architects; Interiors: Workstead; Landscape Architect: MPFP; Developer: Fortis Property Group; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2023.

 
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168 Plymouth Street

Alloy · Dumbo · 2022

East facade of 50 Jay (left) and 42 Jay (right).

Construction has wrapped up at 168 Plymouth, Alloy’s renovation of two existing structures to residential condominiums in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed and developed by Alloy, the project includes two existing interconnected buildings with a shared cellar and courtyard. The 1921 Daylight Factory offers 20 loft style homes with restored concrete beams and columns within its 7-story existing structure and two-story penthouse addition on top. A five-story brick and timber structure from 1891 with a new one-story penthouse offers 18 loft style homes.

Looking up at the east facade of 50 Jay (left) and 42 Jay (right).

East facade of 50 Jay (left) and 42 Jay (right).

Northeast corner of 42 Jay Street from Plymouth Street.

Residential entry lobby.

42 Jay Street Penthouse Residence

Looking up at the penthouse facade of 42 Jay.

The newly constructed penthouse floors atop the Daylight Factory building are clad in a glass curtain wall and feature ceiling heights up to 12’-6”, custom designed RiFRA Italian kitchens, Miele appliances, Dornbracht fixtures, wide white oak flooring, and private rooftop terraces.

42 Jay Street Model Residence

Living room and kitchen.

Residential units within the Daylight Factory building feature ceiling heights up to 12 feet, restored concrete beams and columns, oversized industrial windows, wide white oak flooring, custom designed RiFRA Italian kitchens, Miele appliances, and Dornbracht fixtures. Rebecca Robertson of RR Interiors led the interior design of the units.

50 Jay Street Penthouse Residence

Penthouse unit.

Two penthouses sit atop the Brick and Timber building at 50 Jay and feature large arched openings that look out onto terraces that span the length of the building.

50 Jay Street Model Residence

Rooftop Amenity Deck

Rooftop amenity deck.

Architect/Developer: Alloy; Interiors: Rebecca Robertson of RR Interiors; Landscape Architect: Future Green Studio; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2022.

 
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Front & York

Morris Adjmi Architects · Dumbo · 2022

Aerial view from the south.

Construction has wrapped up at Front & York, a 21-story residential development by CIM Group and LIVWRK at 85 Jay Street. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the 1.2-million-square-feet project features an 8-story podium and a tower at the northeast and southwest corner of the massive Brooklyn site. Rental apartments are located in the podium, while one-to-four-bedroom condo units occupy the two towers.

Aerial view from the south.

Custom Glen-Gery bricks and divided light windows clad the podium and towers. A scalloped, custom molded GFRC superframe, handcrafted in the Hudson Valley, overlays the facade in a 6 bay tall grid.

Northwest corner at Front and Jay Streets.

Residents have access to a range of amenities on the 8th floor podium roof terrace including a co-working lounge, media lounge, game room, music room, kids playroom, party lounge, chef’s kitchen, bar and billiards room, wine room, coffee lounge, outdoor screening area, and outdoor pool with grilling area. A three level Life Time Fitness flagship will offer an indoor pool, full-size basketball court, fitness floor, five studios, and space for personal and small group training. Other amenities include a porte-cochere and driveway and the largest residential garage in DUMBO.

“Ampersand” by Morris Adjmi Architects at the northwest corner.

“Ampersand” by Morris Adjmi Architects at the northwest corner.

Northeast corner from Bridge Street.

A half acre Private Park will occupy the center of the development at the ground floor. Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, landscape architect for the nearby Brooklyn Bridge Park, is leading the design of the tiered park.

Southeast corner from Bridge and York Streets.

Southeast corner from Bridge Street.

South elevation from York Street.

Southwest corner tower condo entry from York Street.

Southwest corner tower condo entry from York Street.

Architects: Morris Adjmi Architects; Landscape Architects: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates; Developer: CIM Group and LIVWRK; Program: Residential Rental and Condo; Location: DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2022.

 
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Construction Update: 98 Front Street

Southeast corner from York Street.

Construction has wrapped up at Hope Street Capital’s 98 Front Street residential building in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed by ODA New York, the 10-story building features the firm’s signature eroded massing in the form of poured in place concrete and square proportioned punch windows. This massing strategy allows for outdoor space in the form of terraces and void spaces throughout.

Looking up at the south facade from York Street.

Residents have access to a collection of amenities that includes a double height lobby and mailroom, residents lounge, co-working space, 7,000 square feet landscaped rooftop terrace, fitness center, indoor salt water pool and spa, steam room, children’s playroom, and bike storage.

South facade detail.

South facade.

Residential entry canopy.

Looking up from the residential entry canopy.

Residential lobby and mail room.

Mail room looking out onto a courtyard reflecting pool.

Residents lounge and co-working space.

Residents lounge.

Indoor salt water pool.

Steam room.

Looking up from the courtyard.

Rooftop Amenities

Looking north towards Lower Manhattan from the rooftop terrace.

Rooftop fitness area.

Looking down on the courtyard reflecting pool.

Model Residences

Residential units feature custom 8’8” tall Alumil windows in triple or quadruple panes for sound attenuation, white oak hardwood flooring, and Scandinavian-inspired kitchens with white oak wood cabinetry, Corian countertops, and Bosch appliances. Bathrooms include custom sinks with floating oak shelving, brushed nickel fixtures by AF New York, and large format Nordic Blanco tiles.

Architect: ODA New York; Developer: Hope Street Capital; Program: Residential, Community Facility; Location: DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2020.

 
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Construction Update: 10 Jay Street

10 Jay (left) and 1 John Street (right).

Curtain wall installation is underway at ODA Architecture's 10-story warehouse-to-office conversion at 10 Jay Street on the DUMBO waterfront. The 230,000 square foot brick warehouse structure will retain its brick façade on all but the north façade, which will be replaced by a crystal-inspired glass curtain wall. Design of the north curtain wall draws on the building's original use as the sugar refinery for the Arbuckle Brothers from 1898 to 1945. Installation of the new curtain wall on the north façade has surpassed the half-way mark.

North façade with Brooklyn Bridge Park in the foreground..

Northwest corner from the East River.

Close-up of the north façade.

Northwest corner of 10 Jay Street (center) and 1 John Street (right).

Architect: ODA Architecture; Developer: Glacier Global Partners, Triangle Assets; Program: Office, Retail; Location: DUMBO, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.

 
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Construction Update: 10 Jay Street

Looking up at the north façade.

Curtain wall installation is underway at ODA Architecture's 10-story warehouse-to-office conversion at 10 Jay Street on the DUMBO waterfront. The 230,000 square foot brick warehouse structure will retain its brick façade on all but the north façade, which will be replaced by a crystal-inspired glass curtain wall. Design of the north curtain wall draws on the building's original use as the sugar refinery for the Arbuckle Brothers from 1898 to 1945.

Close-up of the north façade curtain wall panels.

Close-up of the north façade curtain wall panels.

North façade.

Close-up of the north façade curtain wall panels.

Close-up of the northwest corner.

Southwest corner from John Street.

Southeast corner from John Street.

Architect: ODA Architecture; Developer: Glacier Global Partners, Triangle Assets; Program: Office, Retail; Location: DUMBO, New York, NY; Completion: 2018.

 
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1 John Street

Tour 1 John Street, the residential condo building at the northern fringes of Brooklyn Bridge Park from Alloy and Monadnock.

Construction scaffolding is coming down at 1 John Street, revealing its brick and window façade. The residential building, located at the northern fringes of Brooklyn Bridge Park in DUMBO, is jointly developed by Alloy Development and Monadnock Development.

Looking east towards the Manhattan Bridge and the west façade of 1 John Street.

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. Windows are motorized to allow for the entire unit to open when needed. Inside the unit, large open spaces accommodate living, dining, and kitchen areas that have visual connection to each other and the exterior.

West façade from Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Beyond the waterfront views, the building's amenities include a 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.

West façade from Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Southwest corner.

West façade.

North façade from John Street Park.

Northeast corner from John Street Park.

Northeast corner.

Roof Deck

Looking northwest towards the Manhattan Bridge and Lower Manhattan from the rooftop.

Looking northwest towards the Manhattan Bridge and Lower Manhattan from the rooftop.

Looking down to John Street Park.

Looking northeast towards the Lower East Side and the Williamsburg Bridge.

Looking south towards Downtown Brooklyn.

Stair under construction inside a penthouse unit's sunken courtyard.

Southwest facing unit under construction.

Unit Type A

Kitchen.

Dining.

Living.

Master Bedroom.

Master Bath.

Unit Type B

Living.

Dining.

Architects: Alloy Development; Developers: Alloy Development and Monadnock Development; Program: Residential, Retail, Cultural; Location: DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2016.

 
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60 Water Street

Curtain wall installation has reached the 14th floor at LEESER Architecture and Ismael Leyva Architect's 17-story, 290-unit rental near Brooklyn Bridge Park. The glass curtain wall features vertical fins, yet to be installed, of opposing triangles that define irregular shapes which help to break down the relentless glass envelope. The Two Trees development will also contain a 300-seat middle school and retail at its base. 

The southwest corner rising above the Brooklyn Bridge approach structure.

The northwest corner from Water Street.

The northwest corner from the intersection of Dock Street and Water Street.

The northeast corner from Water Street.

Reflection of the Brooklyn Bridge in the curtain wall.

Reflection of the Clock Tower building in the curtain wall.

The north façade from Water Street.

Detail of operable window and frit pattern.

Detail of entry canopy at northwest corner.

Looking southeast from Empire Fulton Ferry Park.

The southwest corner from Prospect Street and Cadman Plaza.

Architects: LEESER Architecture and Ismael Leyva Architects; Developer: Two Trees; Program: Residential, Education, Retail; Location: DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York, NY; Completion: 2015.

 
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