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.
208 Delancey Street
ODA · Lower East Side · 2022
Southwest corner from Delancey Street.
Facade installation is wrapping at New Empire’s residential condo building 208 Delancey on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Designed by ODA New York, the 12-story residential building features a L-shaped massing with rounded corners that afford curved glass interior corners or outdoor terraces for many units. The facade is clad in ribbons of glass and beige brick that reference the existing buildings of the neighborhood. Residents will have access to a collection of amenities that include a residential lobby with adjacent resident lounge and courtyard, fitness center with an outdoor meditation terrace, and a rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen.
Looking up at the south facade.
South facade.
South facade.
Southeast corner from Delancey Street.
Architect: ODA New York; Developer: New Empire; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
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.
Pier 57
Handel Architects · Hudson River Park · 2022
South facade of Pier 57 from Little Island.
Construction is nearing completion on the renovation of Pier 57 at the Hudson River Park in Chelsea. The pier originally opened in 1954 as an ocean liner pier for cargo and passenger services. At the time of its opening, the pier was the largest dock construction project by the City of New York.
Northwest corner.
West facade.
South facade.
In it's current renovation, the pier houses anchor tenants Google in a 250,000-square-foot space. Later this year, the James Beard Foundation is slated to open a showcase kitchen, dining and demonstration space, and food hall with vendor kiosks. A two acre public park occupies the roof. The project is led by developers RXR Realty with Youngwoo & Associates and Handel Architects is responsible for the design.
Rooftop Park
A 80,000 square foot public park at the rooftop, designed by Handel Architects in collaboration with !Melk Landscape Architecture, will offer a screening venue for the Tribeca Film Festival.
Rooftop park lawn with the round skylights for the Google offices below.
Google Offices
Google’s Hudson River campus on Pier 57 includes space for 450 employees, adding to the tech company’s New York staff that already totals over 12,000. Diller Scofidio + Renfro led the design of the interiors, along with HLW International.
Visitor landing with the skylights that are visible on the public rooftop park above.
Looking up at the skylights.
Breakout space along the south facade of the pier.
West terrace with views to Little Island and Lower Manhattan.
Architects: Handel Architects, Diller Scofidio + Renfro with HLW International (Google office interiors); Landscape Architect: !Melk Landscape Architecture; Developer: RXR Realty with YoungWoo & Associates; Program: Retail, Office, Park; Location: Chelsea, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
450 Warren
SO-IL · Boerum Hill · 2022
Northwest corner from Bond Street.
At the corner of Warren and Bond Street in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill neighborhood, construction is nearing completion on an 18 unit condo building 450 Warren from Brooklyn-based developer Tankhouse. Led by partners Sam Alison-Mayne and Sebastian Mendez, the firm tapped Brooklyn based designers Jing Liu and Florian Idenburg of SO-IL to craft a building that promotes light, air, outdoor space, and privacy in a clustered massing.
Northwest corner.
Sustainability serves as a key design element of the project, influencing decisions from the outdoor spaces, exterior wall, and interiors. The exterior wall features a green-toned concrete block and large windows with operables that allow for natural ventilation. Along with private terraces, the project also features a central atrium and two courtyard gardens with native plants maintained by a passive irrigation system.
West facade from Bond Street.
Residents will also have access to amenities that include a coworking lounge, boutique gym, pet wash, bicycle storage, and onsite parking.
Close-up of the concrete block facade.
Southwest corner from Bond Street.
Southwest corner from Bond Street.
Residential entry.
Stairway at ground floor of the central atrium.
Looking up at the ground floor of the central atrium.
Stairway leading to the courtyard garden.
Courtyard garden.
Courtyard garden.
Design Architect: SO-IL; Architect of Record: Kane Architecture and Urban Design; Structural Engineer: Silman; MEPS Engineer: ABS Engineering; Landscape Design: Gowns Canal Conservancy and Brooklyn Grange; Developer: Tankhouse; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2022.
77 Greenwich Street - Jolie
TenBerke / FXCollaborative · Financial District · 2022
Construction has completed at Trinity Place Holdings’ 77 Greenwich, a 42-story residential condo tower in the Financial District. FXCollaborative led the exterior design of the 500-foot tall tower, with interiors by Deborah Berke Partners. The base of the tower houses a new elementary school that incorporates the renovated Robert and Anne Dickey House, a landmark structure built in 1810.
Starting 150 feet above street level, the residential portion of the tower offers 90 residences ranging from 1 to 4 bedrooms. A pleated glass curtain wall clads the tower and offer views of Lower Manhattan and the harbor.
Residential lobby.
Model Residences
Kitchens in the Deborah Berke-designed residences feature Poliform custom cabinetry of matte white lacquer, honed Blue de Savoie marble countertops, and Grohe faucets. Living rooms feature floor-to-ceiling windows and wide plank white oak floors.
Bathrooms offer radiant heated white striated marble floors, white porcelain tile walls, floating wax-finished sycamore double vanities, backlit mirrored medicine cabinets, and Hansgrohe fixtures.
Rooftop Amenities and Views
Residents’ will have access to an amenity package that includes a penthouse club level, residents lounge and private dining room with a catering kitchen, children’s playroom, a double height fitness center, and two outdoor terraces.
View west towards Battery Park City and Jersey City from the top floor.
View north from the rooftop amenity terrace.
View north towards the World Trade Center and the Financial District.
View south towards Battery Park and the New York harbor from the top floor.
Architect: FXCollaborative; Interiors: Deborah Berke Partners; Developer: Trinity Place Holdings; Program: Residential, School, Retail; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2021.
Columbia University Business School
Diller Scofidio + Renfro / FXCollaborative · Morningside Heights · 2022
Southwest corner of Kravis Hall (left) and Geffen Hall (right).
A new home for the Columbia Business School has opened at the university’s Manhattanville campus in West Harlem. The Business School’s two new structures, the 8-story David Geffen Hall and 11-story Henry R. Kravis Hall, are located on a site to the north of the first phase buildings by Renzo Piano. Totaling approximately 492,00 square feet, the two new buildings double the school’s current square footage. Design on the two buildings is led by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with FXCollaborative and associate architects Aaris Design Architects.
Looking northeast towards the Manhattanville campus, including the Business School (left), the Lenfest Center for the Arts (right), and the Jerome L. Greene Science Center (far right).
James Corner Field Operations have designed a 40,000 square foot central open space which the two buildings bookend.
Northwest corner of Geffen Hall (center) and Kravis Hall (right).
Henry R. Kravis Hall
East facade of Kravis Hall at sunset.
Kravis Hall features two generous circulation stairs, located at the east and west facades, which link together alternating floors of faculty offices and teaching spaces. Known as The Network, these stairs link lounges, seminar spaces, open-breakout, tiered seating, carrels and informal hang-out spaces at the east facade. A faculty version of The Network is located along the west facade and offers views of the Hudson River. Both circulation stairs also act as vertical structure elements.
The exterior wall, fabricated by Intercom Facades and AZA US (Former AZA-INTERCOM Corporation) with W&W Glass, is designed to express the interweaving of student, faculty, and administrative program. Transparent glass encloses student floors, the Network circulation spaces, and ground floor program. Faculty floors are clad in GFRC (glass fiber reinforced concrete) slab covers and fritted glass that contrasts with the more transparent student spaces. The building’s structure uses “skip truss” steel framing on alternating faculty floors to achieve nearly column-free classrooms.
Exterior wall details courtesy of Intercom Facades and AZA US.
Southeast corner of Kravis Hall.
South facade of Kravis Hall.
Looking up at the south facade of Kravis Hall.
East facade of Kravis Hall.
East facade of Kravis Hall.
Southeast corner of Kravis Hall.
Looking up at the east facade of Kravis Hall.
Close-up of the northeast corner of Kravis Hall.
Close-up of the east facade of Kravis Hall.
At the ground floor, the Samberg Commons offers seating for 201 on tiered, undulating seating made of American oak. This space can be transformed to connect with a 199-person dining space on the second floor. The ground floor of Kravis Hall also offers retail space along the building’s 12th Avenue frontage.
Samberg Commons at the southeast corner of Kravis Hall.
West facade of Kravis Hall with ground floor retail frontage.
Southwest corner of Kravis Hall.
Southwest corner of Kravis Hall (left) and Geffen Hall (center).
West facade of Kravis Hall.
David Geffen Hall
Southwest corner of Geffen Hall.
Mirroring Kravis Hall, the eight-story Geffen Hall also features a perimeter circulation element at the west facade that connects alternating floors for administrative offices and teaching spaces. A skin of GFRC and fritted glass in a gradient from transparent to opaque clads the facade the fronts the commons and Kravis Hall. Along with MBA teaching spaces, Geffen Hall also houses the Executive MBA program. At the northwest corner of the ground floor, the Cooperman Commons 274-person auditorium space accommodates student and faculty gatherings. The Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center on the second floor offers support resources and services to local businesses and entrepreneurs.
West facade of Geffen Hall.
Southwest corner of Geffen Hall.
Northwest corner of Geffen Hall.
Northwest corner of Cooperman Commons.
Cooperman Commons and lobby.
Ground floor cafe at Geffen Hall.
Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro with FXCollaborative; Structural Engineer, Exterior Envelope and Facade Consultant: Arup; Mechanical Engineer: Buro Happold; Associate Architect: AARRIS ATEPA Architects (Dedicated Dining, Multi-Function Room); Sustainability/ LEED Consultant: FXCollaborative; Landscape Architect: James Corner Field Operations; Exterior Wall Fabricator: Intercom Facades and AZA US (Former AZA-INTERCOM Corporation) with W&W Glass; Program: Education; Location: Manhattanville, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Amant Foundation
SO-IL · East Williamsburg · 2022
Southeast corner of 315 Maujer Street.
Construction has wrapped up at Amant Foundation’s art campus in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Jing Liu and Florian Idenburg of SO-IL, the campus spreads across four structures connected by courtyards and thoroughfares.
315 Maujer Street
Clad in white bricks that rotate around the structure and a continuous band of aluminum louvers at the top, 315 Maujer Street houses gallery spaces and offices.
South facade of 315 Maujer Street.
East facade of 315 Maujer Street.
Close-up of the southwest corner of 315 Maujer Street.
932 Grand Street
An existing marble shop has been converted into 2,000 SF of gallery space and a cafe/bookstore with a new facade of scored clay brick and semi-open galvanized steel channels.
North facade of 932 Grand Street.
306 Maujer Street
Two textured concrete volumes at 306 Maujer Street house the studios and library for the artist residency program and Geza, the 1800 SF multifunction space dedicated to live events.
North facade of 306 Maujer Street.
Architect: SO-IL; Client: Amant Foundation; Program: Galleries, Bookstore, Cafe, Performance Space, Artist Studios; Location: East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: First Half 2021.
Tour: Century Plaza
Southeast corner of the site from Avenue of the Stars.
Construction is wrapping up on Next Century Partners’ Century Plaza in the Century City neighborhood of Los Angeles. The development includes the restoration of Minoru Yamasaki’s Century Plaza hotel (originally opened in 1966) and two new 44-story towers designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.
Northwest corner of the site from Constellation Boulevard.
Looking up at the south facade of the towers from Solar Way.
Restoration of the 400-room Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel has been overseen by Marmol Radziner with guestrooms and public space interiors by Yabu Pushelberg. The hotel will offer a gourmet café, an American brasserie, a rooftop bar, a 14,000-square-foot spa, and two ballrooms. Along with hotel guest rooms, the restored hotel structure will also offer 63 single-story and townhouse homes designed by Yabu Pushelberg.
Entry plaza with a sculpture by Jaume Plensa.
Restored entry canopy at the Century Plaza Hotel.
Century Plaza Hotel lobby.
Hotel restaurant.
Spa.
Rooftop terrace.
The two 535-foot tall residential towers feature facades of floor-to-ceiling bent glass and glass enclosed terraces. Residents will have access to a collection of amenities that include a pool, fitness center and spa, screening room, library, game room, wine cellars, party spaces, and concierges.
Looking up at the towers (center, right) and restored hotel (right).
Architect: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, Gensler; Interiors: Marmol Radziner (Century Plaza Hotel), Yabu Pushelberg (Tower Residences); Landscape Architect: Rios Clementi Hale Studio; Developer: Next Century Partners; Program: Hotel, Residential, Retail; Location: Century City, Los Angeles, CA; Completion: 2021.
Cornell Tech Executive Education Center and Graduate Hotel
Snohetta · Roosevelt Island · 2021
West facade of the Graduate Hotel (center left) and the House at Cornell Tech (center right).
Construction has wrapped up at Cornell Tech’s Verizon Executive Education Center and Graduate Hotel. Designed by Snohetta with Stonehill Taylor, the project includes a 18-story hotel and an adjacent 4-story structure for academic conferences, executive programs and academic workshops.
The hotel is run by Graduate Hotels, a chain that operates in college towns throughout the United States. Graduate Roosevelt Island offers 196 rooms for visiting families, academics and visitors in town for campus conventions and events. Amenities include a restaurant, rooftop bar, and flexible event space.
Northwest corner from West Main Street.
Northwest corner from West Main Street.
Close-up of the north facade.
Looking up at the south facade of the hotel and the executive education center.
The executive education center is clad in floor to ceiling glass panels with wood and metal vertical fins for sun mitigation.
Southwest corner of the hotel (left), executive education center (center), and residential tower (right).
Hotel Lobby
Lobby with artist Hebru Brantley’s 13-foot statue Flyboy.
Hotel lobby lined with 5,000 square feet of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves.
Hotel restaurant Anything At All.
Ballroom
Minnehanonck Ballroom on the third floor.
Executive education center (left) and the Bloomberg Center (right).
Rooftop Bar and Lounge
Rooftop bar and lounge Panorama Room.
Rooftop bar.
View to the south from the rooftop terrace.
View to the west towards Midtown Manhattan.
Rooftop terrace.
Guestrooms
Typical guestroom corridor.
Architects: Snohetta with Stonehill Taylor; Client: Cornell Tech with AJ Capital Partners; Program: Hotel, Conference and Meeting; Location: Roosevelt Island, New York, NY; Completion: 2020.
