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.
Gansevoort Peninsula
nARCHITECTS · Field Operations · Hudson River Park · 2024
Construction has wrapped up at the Gansevoort Peninsul, a 5.5 acre addition to Hudson River Park that is located across from the Whitney Museum of Art. Designed by Field Operations, the park features a beach with 1,200 tons of sand, picnic area, boardwalk with a Pine Grove, a multi use sports field, a salt marsh at the northern boundary, and David Hammons’ public art installation Day’s End at the southern edge. The new addition also features an amenities pavilion by nArchitects that is clad in perforated corrugated cast-concrete panels that are backlit to create varying lighting effects. Completion of the pavilion is expected later this fall.
Amenities Pavilion by nArchitects.
Landscape Architect: Field Operations; Architect: nArchitects; Structural Engineer: Silman; MEP Engineer: Plus Group; Facade Consultant: Front; Client: Hudson River Park Trust; Program: Park and Amenities Pavilion; Location: Meatpacking District, New York, NY; Completion: October 2023.
The Perelman Center
REX · Financial District · 2023
Southeast corner with 1 World Trade Center (left) and 7 World Trade Center (right) behind.
Construction has wrapped up at the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center. Designed by REX, the massing features a cube that is elevated and rotated above the complexity of program at and below grade. The cube is wrapped in a facade of translucent, veined marble laminated within insulated glass. The Perelman Center houses three auditoriums to produce and premiere original works of theater, dance, music, film, and opera.
East facade.
Architect: REX (Design Architect), Davis Brody Bond (Executive Architect); Client: Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center; Program: Performing Arts Center; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.
1 Eagle Street - Eagle + West
OMA NY · Greenpoint · 2022
Construction is wrapping up at Greenpoint Landing’s fourth market rate site Eagle + West, a two tower development by Brookfield Properties that offers 745 residential rental units. Designed by Jason Long of OMA New York, the 30 and 40-story towers feature a massing that recalls a ziggurat and its inverse.
Eagle + West at sunrise on the Williamsburg waterfront, with the towers of Hunters Point South visible to the north (left).
The form of the taller southwest tower features four inverted cantilever phases on the 14th, 21st, 28th, and 36th floor that extend the cantilever to a total of 50 feet from the base structure to the top floors. At each cantilevered phase, engineered steel truss platforms were installed to support and take the load of the cantilever during construction. Once the platforms are removed, the cantilevered slabs are supported by sloping columns designed to transfer the load back to the structure and hung columns reinforced with multi strand post tension to support the structure suspended from above, like a suspension bridge. The post tension multi strand reinforcing, protected by plastic sleeves, is pulled at the top of each column to bring them into tension to support the cantilever.
Northeast corner of Eagle + West, amongst the other towers of Greenpoint Landing (right).
Close-up of the tower facade.
Southeast corner from West Street.
Southeast corner.
Precast concrete panels with 8 foot square windows clad the towers and feature angled planes that change orientation with each block of setbacks and cantilevers.
Looking up at the east facade at the 277 West Street residential entry.
The residential entry canopy at 277 West Street.
Close-up of the ground floor facade.
Looking up at the south facade.
The two towers are linked by a bridge that contains a pool and fitness center with Manhattan skyline views.
Residential entry at the south facade.
Residential Entrance Lobby
Concierge desk at the residential entry lobby.
Residential Amenities
Amenity lounge under construction.
Residents have access to 42,000 square feet of amenities that include a great room, test kitchen, coworking center, fitness center & yoga studio, spin studio, indoor and outdoor pools, pool lounge, central terrace, crash pad, the workshop, game room, and children’s room.
Pool Lounge
Pool Lounge
Great Room
Great Room
Central Terrace
Looking up at the east facade and the hanging platform for the overhang cladding.
Coworking Center
View west towards Midtown Manhattan from the south tower terrace.
Residences
Greenpoint Landing’s waterfront towers.
North facade from Hunters Point South Park.
Architect: OMA New York with Beyer Blinder Belle; Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers; MEP and LEED: Cosentini Associates; Facade: Thornton Tomasetti; Waterfront Landscape Architect: James Corner Field Operations; Interior and Landscape Architect: Marmol Radziner; Concrete: Highbury Concrete; Developers: Brookfield Property Partners, Park Tower Group; Program: Residential, Retail, Park; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2022.
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine
Santiago Calatrava · Financial District · 2022
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Construction has wrapped up at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at the eastern end of Liberty Park at the World Trade Center site. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, architect for the nearby World Trade Center Transportation Hub, the new structure replaces the church’s previous home in a row house that was destroyed on 9/11. The church is located on a 4 foot thick concrete mat slab twenty-five feet above street level, with the World Trade Center Vehicle Security Center directly below. The reinforced concrete structure is clad in panels of white translucent marble encased in laminated glass, which will glow at night from a light source behind the panels. A dome made of 40 steel ribs spanning 55 feet caps the church’s structure.
North facade.
Architect: Santiago Calatrava; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; Program: Church; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Quay Tower
ODA · Brooklyn Bridge Park · 2019
Northeast corner of Quay Tower.
Construction has wrapped up at Quay Tower, one of two towers by developers RAL Companies, Oliver's Realty Group, and Vanke US that anchor the southern boundary of Brooklyn Bridge Park. Designed by ODA New York, the towers feature a contrast in facade types with the 28-story Quay Tower clad in a metal and glass curtain wall, while the 15-story 15 Bridge Park Drive is wrapped in precast concrete and glass panels.
Looking up at the east facade of Quay Tower.
Entry canopy.
Northwest corner of Quay Tower from the East River.
Rooftop Terrace
Residential amenities include a double height lobby, two rooftop lounges, a fitness center, a children’s room, music practice rooms, private and bicycle storage, and pet wash.
View northwest from the rooftop terrace of Quay Tower.
Quay Tower offers 126 residences ranging in size from two to five bedrooms with interiors by Marmol Radziner. Kitchens feature handcrafted hardware, Gaggenau appliances, white oak cabinetry and White Quartzite countertops, backsplashes and hood surrounds. Bathrooms offer walls and radiant-heated floors made from Italian travertine marble slabs, soaking tubs, and custom oak vanities.
Model Residence - 24B
Model Residence PH2A
Residence PH2B
Architect: ODA New York; Interiors: Marmol Radziner; Developers: RAL Companies, Oliver's Realty Group, Vanke US; Program: Residential; Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2019.
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Tod Williams Billie Tsien · Lincoln Square · 2022
Construction has wrapped up at the renovated home of the New York Philharmonic in Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall (formerly Avery Fisher Hall). Officially opened on October 08, the renovation of the Max Abramovitz structure came in on budget and two years ahead of schedule.
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects are responsible for the design of the public spaces, including the ground floor public hall, a Sidewalk Studio public space at the northeast corner, and second floor atrium.
Hauser Digital Wall in the ground floor public hall.
Design of the theater renovation, renamed the Wu Tsai Theater, was led by Diamond Schmitt Architects. This is the third theater to be built inside the 1962 structure and features a design similar to a proposal by Abramovitz. The stage has moved forward by 25 feet and flexible seating has filled in behind. Seating has been reduced by 500 to a total of 2,200 seats and an increase in the rake of the main seating level to 7.5 degrees allows for a more intimate experience.
Architects: Diamond Schmitt Architects, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects; Acoustician: Akustiks; Theater Planner: Fisher Dachs Associates; Client: Lincoln Center; Program: Performing Arts; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
547 West 47th Street - The West Residence Club
Concrete · Hell’s Kitchen · 2022
Southwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Construction has wrapped up at residential condo building 547 West 47th Street in Hell’s Kitchen from CB Developers, SK Development, and Ironstate Development. Designed by Amsterdam-based architecture firm Concrete, the project features a more solid 6-story base with a glassy eroded 5-story volume above.
Northwest corner from 11th Avenue.
Southwest corner of the upper half.
The building’s lower half is clad in 615,000 pounds of hand-laid gray brick and punch window facade that nods to the neighborhood’s industrial past. Concrete worked with Amsterdam company StoneCycling to design a custom brick made from at least 60% recycled building waste, including roof tiles and toilet bowls, in 42 different shapes and sizes.
Close-up of the podium’s brick facade.
Residential entry from West 47th Street.
Close-up of the gate at the residential entry.
Residential Lobby
Residential lobby featuring the recycled waste brick from the exterior facade.
Amenities
Residents have access to The West Residence Club, a 30,000 square feet collection of amenities that includes a rooftop pool, sundeck, outdoor lounge, grilling stations, indoor/outdoor fitness center by The Wright Fit, yoga and pilates studio, pet spa and rooftop dog run, rentable hotel suites for guests, private dining room with chef’s kitchen, double height lobby lounge, and a glasshouse library with fireplace.
Glasshouse library.
Fitness center.
Outdoor lounge.
Rooftop pool deck.
Model Residences
Residences range in size from studios to 3-bedroom apartments and feature natural oak flooring, high ceilings, and large industrial style windows at the lower half or modern window wall at the upper half. Kitchens feature custom cabinetry, marble countertops and backsplashes, and Bosch and Miele appliances.
Architect: Concrete (Design Architect) with Ismael Leyva Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: CB Developers, SK Development, Ironstate Development; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Hell’s Kitchen, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
No. 33 Park Row
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners · Financial District · 2022
Construction has wrapped up on Urban Muse's No. 33 Park Row, a 25-Story, 95,000 square foot ground-up mixed-use residential development in New York’s City Hall Park district. The tower joins COOKFOX's 25 Park Row on the site of the former J & R Music and Computer World store.
Southwest corner from Park Row.
Designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, the tower is the firm's first residential project in New York City and blocks away from the firm's office tower at 3 World Trade Center. Vertical perforated screens at the north and west facades form park facing loggias at the upper floors of the tower.
West facade of No. 33 Park Row (left) and 25 Park Row (center).
Close-up of the southwest corner of the tower.
Looking up at the west facade of No. 33 Park Row (left) and 25 Park Row (right).
Northwest corner from Park Row.
Northwest corner from Park Row.
Looking up at the north facade from Beekman Street.
Residential entry from Beekman Street.
Residents have access to a range of amenities including a fifth floor indoor/outdoor fitness center and yoga studio designed by The Wright Fit; a sixth floor resident lounge with show kitchen, dining, and co-working space; a rooftop garden and lounge; and a cellar level craft room and 12-person screening room.
View northwest towards Tribeca and Midtown from the rooftop terrace.
View north towards Tribeca and Midtown from the rooftop terrace.
View northwest from the fifth floor outdoor yoga terrace.
View northwest towards City Hall Park from the fifth floor outdoor yoga terrace.
Model Residence
The tower offers 30 homes from 900 to 2,900 square feet with double height spaces and outdoor terraces within the facade's screened loggias. Kitchens feature custom white oak cabinetry, Miele appliances, and honed tundra gray marble islands with waterfall edges. Primary baths feature honed Montclair Danny marble cladding, white oak double vanities, and marble countertops.
Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners; Developer: Urban Muse; Program: Residential, Commercial, Retail; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
The Bellslip at Greenpoint Landing
Handel Architects · Greenpoint · 2022
Waterview at Greenpoint (left), The Bellslip (center), One Blue Slip (right), and Two Blue Slip (far right) from Hunters Point South Park.
Construction has wrapped up at The Bellslip, Handel Architect’s third market rate residential tower at the Greenpoint Landing mega development from Brookfield Properties and Park Tower Group. The facade of the 31-story tower features a dark metal and glass window wall with a secondary volume clad in tan brick.
The Bellslip (left), One Blue Slip (center left), Two Blue Slip (center right), and Eagle and West (right) from Hunters Point South Park.
The tower offers 414 residential rental units, with 124 units designated as affordable. Residents will have access to a collection of amenities including a co-working/conference space; lounge; fitness studios, yoga, and exercise rooms; kids’ playroom; dog wash; two exterior terraces; and a pool deck.
Waterview at Greenpoint (far left), The Bellslip (left), One Blue Slip (center left), Two Blue Slip (center right), and Eagle and West (right) from the East River.
Northeast corner of The Bellslip.
Looking up at the north facade of The Bellslip.
Residential Lobby and Lounge
Amenities
Model Residences
Architect: Handel Architects; Landscape Architect: James Corner Field Operations; Developers: Brookfield Property Partners, Park Tower Group; Program: Residential, Retail; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2022.