280 Kent Avenue
REX Architects · Williamsburg · 2028
Facade installation is underway at Two Trees’ two-tower residential development at 280 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by REX Architects, the 50-story residential towers have started to rise next to the recently completed Domino Refinery building. When completed, the project will offer 1,262 residential units. Currently, the tower superstructure has reached the 6th floor and the curved glass panels of the podium are being installed at the northeast corner.
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Southeast corner from Vernon Boulevard.
525 6th Avenue - The Village West
BKSK Architects · West Village · 2026
Northeast corner from 6th Avenue and West 14th Street.
Construction is nearing completion at Izaki Group Investments’s 14-story residential condo tower The Village West at 525 6th Avenue in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by BKSK, the multi-tiered tower features red brick and accents of green brick and terra cotta. The tower massing introduces numerous steps that provide opportunities for private terraces. Insets along the street elevations create additional corner units with curved bay windows.
North facade from West 14th Street.
When completed, the project will offer 68 residences ranging in size from 1- to 3-bedrooms.
Northwest corner from 6th Avenue.
East facade from 6th Avenue.
Southeast corner from 6th Avenue.
Architect: BKSK; Developer: Izaki Group Investments; Program: Residential Condo, Retail; Location: West Village, New York, NY; Completion: 2026.
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.
Etihad Park
HOK · Willets Point · 2027
Southwest corner from Seaver Way.
Superstructure has topped out at Etihad Park, the new home of New York City FC in Willets Point, Queens. Designed by HOK, the rectangular volume of the 25,000 seat stadium sits adjacent to Citi Field. This will be the first fully electric stadium in Major League Soccer and the first fully electric professional sports stadium in New York City. There will also be a rain water harvesting system underneath the playing surface to aid in irrigation.
Southwest corner from Seaver Way.
Steel framing of the seven-story entryway, The Cube.
West facade from Seaver Way.
The Cube entryway.
Northwest corner from Seaver Way.
Architect: HOK; Construction: Turner Construction; Program: Soccer Stadium, Retail; Location: Willets Point, Queens, NY; Completion: 2027.
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.
174 Mott Street
Morris Adjmi Architects · Little Italy · 2026
Southwest corner from Mott Street.
Construction scaffolding has come down at the renovated commercial building at 174 Mott Street in Little Italy. Morris Adjmi Architects led the renovation of the 1890 building, which has undergone restoration of its brick facade.
Southwest corner from Broome Street.
Looking up at the south facade from Broome Street.
South facade detail.
South facade detail.
Looking up at the southwest corner.
Southwest corner facade detail.
Southwest corner facade detail.
Southwest corner facade detail.
Looking up at the west facade from Mott Street.
West facade detail.
West storefront detail.
Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects; Typology: Commercial Office, Retail; Location: Little Italy, NY; Completion: 2026.
24–19 Jackson Avenue
FXCollaborative · Long Island City · 2028
Ground floor concrete pour. March 24, 2026.
Construction has reached street level at Charney Companies’ 53-story residential and commercial tower at 45-03 23rd Street in Long Island City. Designed by FXCollaborative, the tower is located adjacent to the Court Square subway station and will offer residential rentals and condos above a three-story retail podium. Work is underway on the concrete superstructure at the podium and completion of the 725,000 GSF project is slated for 2028.
Ground floor concrete pour. March 24, 2026.
Ground floor concrete slab. March 25, 2026.
Ground floor concrete slab. March 25, 2026.
Ground floor concrete slab. March 25, 2026.
Ground floor concrete slab. March 25, 2026.
Formwork underway on second floor. March 29, 2026.
Formwork underway on second floor. March 29, 2026.
Formwork underway on second floor. March 29, 2026.
Architect: FXCollaborative; Developer: Charney Companies; Program: Residential Rental and Condo, Retail; Location: Long Island City, Queens, NY; Completion: 2028.
24-01 Queens Plaza North - Radiant
ODA · Long Island City · 2026
Southwest corner from Queens Plaza North.
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Construction is nearing completion at the New Empire Corporation’s 19-story residential condo tower in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. Designed by ODA, the tower features their signature massing that erodes as it reaches the topmost floors. Strong horizontal bands every other floor allows for balconies with metal picket railings for many residential units. The undulating facade is clad with a fluted bronze toned metal panel and large punch windows that increase in height and width at the topmost floors.
Looking up at the southwest corner from Queens Plaza North.
Looking up at the south facade from Queens Plaza North.
Looking up at the south facade from Queens Plaza North.
South facade.
Southwest corner of the tower (left).
Close-up of the south facade.
Close-up of the southwest facade.
Close-up of the southwest facade.
Architect: ODA; Interior Design: Paris Forino; Developer: New Empire Corp.; Program: Residential Condo, Retail; Location: Long Island City, NY; Completion: 2026.
401 East 51st Street
Selldorf Architects · Midtown East · 2027
Southwest corner from First Avenue.
Facade installation is ongoing at SK Development and CB Developers residential condo tower in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Selldorf Architects, the 29-story tower’s facade features bespoke unitized curtain wall panels with integrated ram-pressed terracotta elements manufactured by Palagio. Panel installation, which is led by SLB Management, is nearing the top of the 6-story podium. When completed, there will be 1,400 unitized panels and 9,000 terracotta units.
Looking up at the west facade from First Avenue.
West facade from First Avenue.
West facade from East 51st Street.
Southwest corner from East 51st Street.
Southwest corner from First Avenue.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the podium facade.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the podium facade.
Close-up of the west facade of the podium.
Looking up at the south facade of the podium.
Facade panels awaiting installation.
Close-up of the integrated terracotta unit on a unitized curtain wall panel.
Interior view of curtain wall panels installed at the podium.
Architect: Selldorf Architects (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Developers: SK Development and CB Developers; Structural Engineer: Gace Consulting Engineers; MEP Engineer: GEA Consulting Engineers; Construction Manager: CMA (CM & Associates); Facade Consultant: Frank Seta Associates; Curtain Wall Installation: Solubon Ltd. SLB Management; Curtain Wall Manufacturer: Gruppo Simeon; Terracotta Manufacturer: Palagio; Program: Residential; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; 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.