644 East 14th Street - The East
Fischer + Makooi Architects · East Village · 2025
Aerial view of the northeast corner of the tower.
Facade installation is wrapping up at Madison Realty Capital’s residential rental tower at 644 East 14th Street in the Alphabet City area of the East Village. Designed by Fischer + Makooi Architects, the 24-story tower features a facade of floor-to-ceiling window wall and terracotta panels in a two-toned pattern that emphasizes the structure’s verticality. The development will offer 196 rental units ranging in size from studio to 2-bedroom, with a portion set aside under the affordable housing program.
Northeast corner from Avenue C.
Looking up at the north facade from East 14th Street.
Southeast corner from Avenue C.
Northwest corner from East 14th Street.
Architect: Fischer + Makooi Architects; Developer: Madison Realty Capital; Program: Residential Rental, Retail; Location: East Village, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
Bergen Brooklyn
Frida Escobedo · Boerum Hill · 2026
Close-up of a portion of the south facade from Bergen Street.
Facade installation is nearing completion at Avdoo & Partners’ Bergen Brooklyn at 323 Bergen Street in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed by Frida Escobedo, the 7-story residential condominium development features two crenelated solid volumes separated by a glass structure at the center of the nearly block long development. The primary residential volumes are clad in light tan hand-made cast concrete that varies in articulation from solid smooth horizontal panels to sawtoothed vertical piers.
Looking up at a portion of the south facade from Bergen Street.
Architect: Frida Escobedo; Interior Design: Workstead; Master Planning & Landscape Design: DXA Studio & Patrick Cullina; Developer: Avdoo & Partners; Program: Residential; Location: Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2026.
80 Clarkson and 570 Washington
COOKFOX Architects · West Village · 2026
Northwest corner of 80 Clarkson (center) and Google Hudson Square (right).
Concrete superstructure is close to topping out at 80 Clarkson, a two-tower residential development adjacent to the recently opened Google headquarters at the former St. John’s Terminal. The project is led by a group of developers including Zeckendorf Development, Atlas Capital Group, and The Baupost Group. COOKFOX Architects is leading the design of the 45- and 37-story towers, which will offer 113 residential condo residences with nearly 37,000 square feet of ground floor retail space and parking for 69 vehicles.
West facade of 80 Clarkson.
Southwest corner of 80 Clarkson from West Street, with 570 Washington rising at the east boundary of the site.
West facade of 80 Clarkson from West Street.
Northwest corner of 80 Clarkson from West Street.
Looking up at the north facade.
Looking up at the north facades of 570 Washington (left) and 80 Clarkson (right).
Close-up of the north facade of 80 Clarkson (center, right) and 570 Washington (center).
Construction on the adjacent 19-story senior housing tower at 570 Washington is also well underway, with facade installation wrapping up soon. When completed, this tower will offer 175 residences under the Affordable Independent Residences for Seniors (AIRS) program and approximately 3,300 square feet of ground floor retail.
East facade of 570 Washington from West Houston Street.
Looking up at the east facade of 570 Washington.
South facade of 80 Clarkson (center) and the west facade of Google’s Hudson Square offices (right).
Architect: COOKFOX Architects (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: Zeckendorf Development, Atlas Capital Group, and The Baupost Group; Program: Residential Condo, Affordable Senior Housing, Retail; Location: West Village, New York, NY; Completion: Early 2026.
83 Thompson Street
Selldorf Architects · SoHo · 2025
Northeast corner from Spring and Thompson Street.
Facade installation is wrapping up at CBSK Development and Planet Partners’ residential condo building 83 Thompson Street in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Selldorf Architects, the seven-story building replaces a previous two-story structure designed by Louis A. Sheinart in 1921. The facade features orange/red sanded brick in a stacked bond, with mahogany wood-framed tilt/turn windows and terracotta accents. Chocolate-toned glazed terracotta lintels, jambs, and sills surround and accent the wood window frames. A combination of matte and glazed terracotta, in the same chocolate tone, clads the cornices of the roof and the storefront. On the northeast corner windows, cylindrical terracotta corner posts reference the cast iron detailing of the neighborhood. Matte terracotta also clads the setback volume of the penthouse on the seventh floor.
North facade from Spring Street.
Looking up at the north facade from Spring Street.
Northeast corner from Spring Street.
Close-up of the north facade.
Close-up of the north facade.
Close-up of the northeast corner.
Close-up of the northeast corner.
Close-up of the northeast corner.
Close-up of the north facade.
Architect and Interior Design: Selldorf Architects; Developers: CBSK Development and Planet Partners; Program: Residential Condo; Location: SoHo, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
16 Dupont Street
Gerner Kronick + Valcarel · Greenpoint · 2025
North facade.
Construction has wrapped up at 40-story residential rental tower 16 Dupont at Greenpoint Landing by Rockefeller Group and Park Tower Group. Designed by Gerner Kronick + Valcarel (GKV), the facade features piers of textured cast-in-place concrete with a geometric pattern. Dark toned window wall glazing with metal spandrel covers clads the space between the concrete piers.
Closeup of the north facade of the tower crown.
Two Blue Slip (left), 16 Dupont (center), and Eagle + West (right).
Two Blue Slip (left), 16 Dupont (center), and Eagle + West (right).
North facade.
Gotham Point (left), Eagle + West (center), 16 Dupont (right), and The Huron (far right).
Southwest corner of the tower.
Northwest corner of 16 Dupont (left) and Eagle + West (right).
Northwest corner of 16 Dupont (left) and Eagle + West (right).
North facade.
South facade from West Street.
Looking up at the southwest corner of the tower.
Northeast corner of 16 Dupont (left) and Eagle + West (right) from Commercial Street.
Looking up at the north facade.
East facade from Dupont Street.
Looking up at the east facade.
Looking up at the south facade.
Residential entry at the north facade.
Looking up at the north facade at the residential entry.
Residential Amenities
Amenities will include a social lounge, an adjacent garden terrace, coworking lounge, fitness center with spa, and children’s playroom. At the roof, residents have access to a sundeck and outdoor pool, which will be the highest in Greenpoint. The tower also contains 2,548 square feet of commercial space and an enclosed parking garage for 138 vehicles.
Residential lobby.
Fitness center.
Social lounge.
Social lounge.
Social lounge.
Garden terrace.
Model Residences
The development offers 381 rental units, ranging in size from studios to three-bedroom residences. About 90% of the residences feature a water view.
Kitchen with Workstead-designed Italian cabinetry with custom wood hardware.
Primary bedroom.
Bathroom with Bottocino Italian marble tile and Workstead-designed custom oak vanity and sconces.
Rooftop Views
View to the west towards Midtown Manhattan.
View to the northwest towards Midtown Manhattan and Hunters Point South.
View to the south towards Greenpoint and Lower Manhattan.
Architect: Gerner Kronick + Valcarel (GKV); Interiors: Workstead; General Contractor: Monadnock Construction; Developers: Park Tower and Rockefeller Group; Program: Residential Rental, Retail; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2025.
25 Water Street - Soma
CetraRuddy · Financial District · 2025
North facade from Broad Street.
Construction is nearing completion at the office-to-residential conversion of 25 Water Street, a 1968 office and storage tower in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan by developers GFP Real Estate, Metro Loft, and Rockwood Capital. Designed by CetraRuddy Architects, will be the largest office-to-residential conversion by unit count, at over 1,300 residences, in US history. The project is also the first office-to-residential conversion to use New York’s 467-m housing tax incentive, which provides a partial tax exemption for rental developments in converted buildings with the required amount of affordable housing.
Close-up of the north facade of the upper tower and the crown.
The conversion features an update to the existing 22-story brick-clad office building with large expanse of window wall replacing the narrow and irregular windows of the original tower’s lower half. Along with the window replacement, the facade has also undergone a color change with the repainting of the deep red brick to white. The development also includes an additional steel-framed 10-story overbuild, including nine floors of residences and a full floor of amenities.
Close-up of the newly installed window wall and newly painted existing brick wall.
Looking up at the north facade.
Close-up of the 10-story overbuild at the tower crown.
West facade from Water Street.
Looking up at the west facade.
Close-up of the west facade of the existing tower.
Residential Amenities
Residential lobby.
Spread out over 100,000 square feet, amenities will include spaces for entertainment and coworking, a basketball court, two indoor pickleball courts, fitness center, pilates and yoga studios, steam room and sauna, a 75 foot indoor swimming pool, an outdoor swimming pool on the 25th floor roof deck, a sports simulator, and an outdoor rooftop lounge with landscaped terrace.
Close-up of the concierge desk and feature wall.
Residential lobby lounge.
Residential lobby lounge.
Indoor swimming pool.
Fitness Center in the SoMA Athletic Club.
Pickleball courts.
Outdoor pool under construction.
Looking up at the new penthouse addition at the roof of the existing tower.
Model Residences
The development includes 1,320 residences ranging in size from studios to three-bedrooms, with about 50 residences per floor and penthouse units in the new floors that crown the tower. Most of the residences include a home office and views to the water and the city skyline.
Architect: CetraRuddy; General Contractor: Pavarini McGovern; Developers: GFP Real Estate, Metro Loft, and Rockwood Capital; Program: Office-to-Residential Rental Conversion; Location: Financial District, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
665 5th Avenue - Rolex Building
David Chipperfield Architects · Midtown East · 2026
Northwest corner from 5th Avenue.
Facade installation is underway at Rolex’s office and retail tower in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects, the 30-story tower will feature four floors of flagship retail for Rolex at the base, with office floors above. The tower, which features five distinct setbacks, will be clad in a pleated glass curtain wall.
Looking up at the northwest corner of the tower from 5th Avenue.
Looking up at the west facade from 5th Avenue.
Looking up at the southwest corner of the tower.
Looking up at the north facade of the tower.
Looking up at the northeast corner of the tower.
Architects: David Chipperfield Architects (Design Architect), Adamson Associates (Executive Architect); Structural and Facade Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; General Contractor: Pavarini McGovern; Program: Office, Retail; Location: Midtown East, New York, NY; Completion: 2026.
50 West 66th Street
Snohetta · Upper West Side · 2026
Northeast corner of the tower from Central Park.
Facade installation is nearing completion at Extell and Tennor Holding B.V.’s 69-story residential condo tower on the Upper West Side. Designed by Snohetta, the tower features a 15-story podium clad in a curtain wall with a grid of two-story glass openings. A shared amenity terrace will be located on the 16th floor and marks the transition to a slender tower above that is clad with a more predominantly glass curtain wall panel with a thin bronze grid.
Northeast corner of the tower from Central Park.
East facade of the tower.
Southeast corner of the tower.
Close-up of the southeast corner of the tower.
Looking up at the southeast corner.
Looking up at the south facade from West 66th Street.
Southwest corner from West 66th Street.
Looking up at the north facade from West 67th Street.
Architect: Snohetta (Design Architect) with SLCE (Executive Architect); Interiors: AB Concept and Shamir Shah Design; Developer: Extell and Tenner Holding B.V.; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2026.
New Museum Expansion
OMA NY · Bowery · 2026
West facade of the flagship building (left) and the extension (right).
Facade installation is underway 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 will sit adjacent to the 2007 SANAA flagship building and include 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.
Southwest corner of the flagship building (left) and the extension (right).
Close-up of the west facade.
Architects: OMA NY (Design Architect), Cooper Robertson (Executive Architect); Structural Engineer: Arup; Mechanical Engineer: Arup; Facade: Front; Client: New Museum of Contemporary Art; Program: Museum; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2026.
Bergen Brooklyn
Frida Escobedo · Boerum Hill · 2026
Close-up of a portion of the south facade from Bergen Street.
Construction scaffolding is coming down at Avdoo & Partners’ Bergen Brooklyn at 323 Bergen Street in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed by Frida Escobedo, the 7-story residential condominium development features two crenelated solid volumes separated by a glass structure at the center of the nearly block long development. The primary residential volumes will be clad in light tan hand-made cast concrete that varies in articulation from solid smooth horizontal panels to sawtoothed vertical piers.
Looking up at a portion of the south facade from Bergen Street.
Architect: Frida Escobedo; Interior Design: Workstead; Master Planning & Landscape Design: DXA Studio & Patrick Cullina; Developer: Avdoo & Partners; Program: Residential; Location: Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2026.