450 Union Street - Anagram Gowanus
SO-IL · Gowanus · 2027
East facade from the Union Street bridge.
Superstructure is close to topping out at Anagram Gowanus, a 20-story residential rental tower along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. The project joins other Anagram branded developments in Manhattan and is developed by a partnership between Global Holdings, MacArthur Holdings and Tankhouse.
Looking up at the east facade.
Designed by SO-IL, the tower will be clad in a light green brick, similar to the facade of the architect’s other nearby collaboration with Tankhouse at 450 Warren.
Looking up at the north facade from Union Street.
When completed, the 203,000 square foot project will offer 158 apartments, with 20% of the residences set aside under the affordable housing program. Amenities will include a co-working lounge, gym, children’s playroom, and rooftop terraces. A waterfront esplanade along the Gowanus Canal will also be built as part of the development.
Looking up at the north facade from Union Street.
Looking up at the north facade from Union Street.
Northwest corner from the intersection of Union and Bond Streets.
Architect: SO-IL (Design Architect), Magnusson Architecture and Planning (Executive Architect); Developer: Global Holdings, MacArthur Holdings, Tankhouse; Program: Residential Rental; Location: Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: Late 2026.
200 East 75th Street
Beyer Blinder Belle · Upper East Side · 2025
Northwest corner from 3rd Avenue.
Construction has wrapped up at EJS Group’s 18-story residential tower at 200 East 75th Street on the Upper East Side. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle, the tower’s exterior features large windows, including some arched windows, set in a limestone and beige brick facade, with a light beige glazed terracotta that frames windows and accentuates the vertical piers.
Looking up at the west facade from East 75th Street.
Looking up at the west facade.
Residential entry at East 75th Street.
Residential entry.
Close-up of the north facade.
Facade detail of a window with glazed terra cotta frame.
The tower offers 35 condominium residences designed by Yellow House Architects, including five full-floor penthouses. Residences feature herringbone oak wood flooring throughout. Kitchens include Italian Statuario Extra honed-stone, along with Wolf and Sub Zero appliances. Highlights of the primary bathrooms include a freestanding soaking tub, steam shower, and custom millwork vanity with silver nickel hardware.
Rooftop Views
View to the southwest towards Midtown.
View to the west.
View to the west towards Central Park.
View to the northwest.
View to the northeast.
Amenities for residents will include a residential lobby with a mural by Dean Barger, an adjacent porte-cochere, fitness center, cinema, billiards room, music room with recording booth, children's & teen rooms, lounge, library, and catering kitchen with an adjacent private courtyard garden.
Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle; Interior Architect: Yellow House Architects; Developer: EJS Group; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
8 Carlisle
Handel Architects · Financial District · 2027
Northwest corner from Washington Street.
Superstructure has started to rise above ground at Grubb Properties 8 Carlisle residential tower in Lower Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects, the 64-story tower sits at the corner of Carlisle and Washington Streets, on a block near the World Trade Center development. Concrete superstructure has reached the 7th floor, which will be the first residential floor of the tower’s 462 units. The podium below features retail at the ground and second floors, with residential amenities located on floors four and five.
Northwest corner from Washington Street.
Northwest corner from Washington Street.
West facade of the podium from Washington Street.
Looking up at the west facade of the podium from Washington Street.
Closeup of the northwest corner of the podium.
Looking up at the northwest corner from Carlisle Street.
Looking up at the north facade from Carlisle Street.
Northwest corner of the tower.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: Grubb Properties; Program: Residential Rental, Retail; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2027.
525 6th Avenue - The Village West
BKSK Architects · West Village · 2026
Northeast corner from 6th Avenue and West 14th Street.
Facade installation 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.
Northwest corner from 6th Avenue.
Northwest corner from West 14th Street.
East facade from 6th Avenue.
Looking up at the east facade.
Southeast corner from 6th Avenue.
Architect: BKSK; Developer: Izaki Group Investments; Program: Residential Condo, Retail; Location: West Village, New York, NY; Completion: 2026.
1 Java Street
Marvel Architects · Greenpoint · 2026
Southwest corner of the tower from the pier at WNYC Transmitter Park.
Construction is nearing completion at Lendlease and Aware Super’s two-tower residential development 1 Java on the Greenpoint waterfront. Designed by Marvel Architects, the 834 rental unit development includes a 37-story tower at the southwest corner of the site and a shorter 20-story tower at the northeast corner. The north tower is clad in medium grey precast panels and punch window, while the south tower is clad in white and beige precast panels. with punch window. An adjacent low-rise residential podium between 5- and 8-stories occupies the eastern half of the block. The podium is broken down into sections with varying shades of red brick and articulation.
Southwest corner of the tower.
West facade of the towers from the Greenpoint ferry terminal pier.
Northwest corner of the towers along with the Greenpoint (left) and the Huron (far left).
Northeast corner from the intersection of West and India Streets.
Looking up at the south facade of the southwest tower.
Southeast corner from West and Java Streets.
Architect: Marvel Architects; Interiors: Marvel Architects, INC Architecture and Design, Creme; Construction Manager: Lendlease; Developer: Lendlease with Aware Super; Program: Residential Rental; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2025.
349 West 51st Street - Linden Lane
Architecture Outfit · Hell’s Kitchen · 2025
Construction is nearing completion at Cadence Property Group’s residential condo building Linden Lane at 349 West 51st Street in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by Architecture Outfit, the 7-story through-block development features a custom blend of Norman-style Coppertone Velour brick and custom windows by AWM Windows along West 52nd Street facade. The courtyard facade introduces dark-toned Alfrex Rainscreen metal panels with large windows and private balconies.
When completed, the development will offer 32 residences ranging in size from one- to three-bedrooms. Layouts are varied and include duplex one-bedrooms, garden triplexes, and four penthouses with private terraces. A landscaped entryway and courtyard designed by LaGuardia Design Group will greet residents at the West 51st Street entry. Along with birch trees and seasonal plantings, a sculpture by artist Albert Dicruttalo will occupy this space.
Resident amenities will include a fitness center, yoga studio, meditation garden, co-working space, courtyard, and rooftop terrace with outdoor kitchenette, barbecue, lounge seating and dining areas.
Architect: Architecture Outfit; Landscape Architect: LaGuardia Design Group; Developer: Cadence Property Group; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Hell’s Kitchen, New York, NY; Completion: Late 2025.
201 East 23rd Street - The Willow
COOKFOX Architects · Kips Bay · 2026
Southwest corner from East 23rd Street.
Facade installation is ongoing at Naftali Group’s 19-story residential tower The Willow in the Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan. Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the tower’s facade features red brick and industrial styled punch windows cladding a massing that includes numerous setback terraces and partially enclosed loggias. Facade details include segmental arches formed by soldier coarse brick, commonly found in industrial buildings.
Southwest corner from Third Avenue and East 23rd Street.
When completed, the development will offer 69 residences ranging in size from one to three-bedrooms and a four-bedroom penthouse residence at the top of the tower. Residents will have access to a collection of amenities designed by Rockwell Group that includes a rooftop terrace, Mermaid Room, fitness center with sauna, library, cinema, children’s playroom, music room, and garden courtyard..
Southwest corner from Third Avenue and East 23rd Street.
Close-up of the southwest corner of the facade.
Rooftop Views
View northwest towards Midtown.
View north towards Midtown.
View west towards NoMad.
View south towards Lower Manhattan.
View southwest towards Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Architect: COOKFOX Architects; Interiors: Rockwell Group; Developer: Naftali Group; Program: Residential; Location: Kips Bay, New York, NY; Completion: 2026.
Solar One Environmental Education Center
BIG · Kips Bay · 2025
Construction is nearing completion on the Solar One Environmental Education Center at Stuyvesant Cove Park, part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project. Situated at the northern end of the park, the BIG designed two-story structure will house educational programming for Solar One, a leading sustainable energy non-profit. The building will house afterschool and summer camp programs, classroom space, presentation and lecture space, and a rentable hosting site for indoor community events, celebrations, workshops, and other opportunities. One major sustainable feature of the project will be the off-the-grid solar electricity generation from the rooftop 38kW solar array and battery storage.
East facade from the East River.
East facade of the Solar One Center and Stuyvesant Cove Park from the East River.
Southeast corner from the East River.
South facade from Stuyvesant Cove Park.
South and east facades from Stuyvesant Cove Park.
Close-up of the facade.
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group; Program: Education; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
Wagner Park Pavilion
Thomas Phifer and Partners · Battery Park City · 2025
Construction is wrapping up at the Wagner Park Pavilion, part of the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project to construct a perimeter storm and flood protection system along the park’s boundary. In the wake of the millions in damages the park sustained from Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the Battery Park City Authority has undertaken a redesign of the park to help with future flooding. The level of the landscape and structures is raised from the previous park’s design, including the new Wagner Park Pavilion and Robert F. Wagner Park at the southern boundary. Designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners, the fully accessible pavilion will house a community room, restaurant, public restrooms, park storage, and a roof deck (opening later this fall) with views of the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty. The project hopes to achieve ILFI Net-Zero Carbon Certification with sustainable features that will include geothermal heating and cooling, stormwater reclamation systems, LED lighting, and a highly insulated building envelope.
Facade fronting onto Battery Place.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
Facade detail.
West entry to the park and pavilion.
West facade of the pavilion.
South facade of the pavilion.
South facade of the pavilion from the stepped seating in the park.
South facade of the pavilion and the stepped seating from the park’s southern boundary.
South perimeter of the pavilion.
Architect: Thomas Phifer and Partners; Structural Engineer, Landscape Design, and Project Management: AECOM; MEP Engineering: Milhouse; Envelope: SGH; Program: Park Amenities; Location: Battery Park City, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.
New Museum Expansion
OMA NY · Bowery · 2026
West facade of the flagship building (left) and the extension (right).
Facade installation is ongoing 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.
West facade from the Bowery.
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.
