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Construction Update: 57 Marcus Garvey Boulevard - Atrium at Sumner

Northwest corner from Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

Facade installation is wrapping up at the Atrium at Sumner, an affordable senior housing development in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed by Studio Libeskind, the 10-story structure sits on vacant land on the NYCHA Sumner Houses campus. When completed, the development will provide approximately 190 units, along with an indoor garden, a central atrium, and a multi-use performing arts space at the ground floor.

Northwest corner from Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

Northwest corner from Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

North facade.

Southwest corner from Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

Architect: Studio Libeskind; Structural Engineer: LERA Consulting Structural Engineers; Mechanical Engineer: FISKAA Engineering; Client: Selfhelp Community Services, RiseBoro Community Partnership, Urban Builders Collaborative/Lettire; Program: Residential, Community Center; Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2024.

 
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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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Grace Farms

The River Building with the Sanctuary in the foreground.

Entering the River Building at the Sanctuary.

The lobby of the Sanctuary.

Sanctuary.

Sanctuary.

Sanctuary.

The view from the stage inside the sanctuary.

The stage inside the Sanctuary.

Sanctuary.

Roof structure detail inside the Sanctuary.

Perimeter structure and glass enclosure detail inside the Sanctuary.

Glass enclosure detail at the floor of the Sanctuary.

Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa speaking at the opening day ceremony.

Roof drainage system at the Sanctuary roof.

Looking down at the continuation of the River Building from the Sanctuary.

An artist captures the River Building on his canvas.

Looking down at the continuation of the River Building.

The stairs leading down from the Sanctuary.

Looking back towards the Sanctuary.

The Library entry.

Shelving inside the Library.

Farm 56 by Thomas Demand inside the Library.

Conference room inside the Library.

Glass enclosure detail at the Library.

Pathway.

Double Glass River by Teresita Fernandez inside the Commons.

Double Glass River by Teresita Fernandez inside the Commons.

Detail of Double Glass River by Teresita Fernandez inside the Commons.

Lighting inside the Commons.

Looking toward the Sanctuary from the Commons.

Signage on the glass enclosure of the Court.

Looking down onto the basketball court.

Looking down onto the basketball court.

Looking down onto the basketball court.

The Court.

The Court.

The River Building.

Looking towards the River Building from the Plaza and the East and West Barns.

Architects: SANAA (Design Architect) with Handel Architects (Executive Architect); Landscape Architects: OLIN; MEP Engineer and Lighting: Buro Happold; Structural Engineer: Robert Silman Associates; Building Envelope: Front; Construction Manager: Sciame; Graphics: Pentagram; Program: Church and Cultural Facilities; Location: New Canaan, Connecticut; Completion: 2015.

 
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