Construction Update: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Facade installation is nearing completion 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.
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Close-up of the dome.
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Northeast corner from Greenwich Street.
Looking up at the east facade.
North facade from Liberty Street.
West facade from Liberty Park.
West facade from Liberty Park.
Close-up of the dome.
Architect: Santiago Calatrava; Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; Program: Church; Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, NY; Completion: 2022.
Tour: 39 West 23rd Street - Flatiron House
Southeast corner from West 23rd Street.
Construction is wrapping up at Anbau’s Flatiron House, a residential condo tower in the Flatiron District. Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the mid-block development consists of two buildings connected by a central garden. The Tower is the taller volume fronting West 23rd, while the Loft building fronts West 24th Street.
Looking up at the south facade from West 23rd Street.
The tower facade features a grid of Indiana limestone with ornate metal railing and irrigated loggias in front of floor to ceiling window wall. COOKFOX has collaborated with landscape architects Future Green Studio on the planted loggias, which will contain lowbush blueberry, alpine strawberry, thyme, oregano, and lavender.
Close-up of the southeast corner of the tower.
Close-up of the south tower facade.
Looking up at the south facade from West 23rd Street.
Residents will have access to amenities that include a central garden, resident lounge, game room, and a gym with yoga/stretching studio.
Looking up at the southwest corner of the tower from West 23rd Street.
Model Residences
The Tower’s 37 residences range in size from one to four-bedrooms, while the seven full-floor residences in the Loft vary from one to five-bedrooms. Within the residences, kitchens feature rift oak and ribbed glass custom cabinetry, Calacatta Lincoln marble countertop and backsplash, and appliances from Bosch and Gaggenau. Master bathrooms feature mosaic marble tile flooring, Arabescato Vagli marble countertop with custom walnut and bronzed vanity, custom medicine cabinet, and Kohler bathtub.
View south towards Lower Manhattan from an upper tower floor.
View north towards Midtown from an upper tower floor.
View southwest towards Lower Manhattan from an upper tower floor.
Architect: COOKFOX Architects; Landscape Architect: Future Green Studio; Developer: Anbau; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Flatiron District, 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.
Construction Update: The Huron at 29 Huron Street
Southeast corner from West Street.
Superstructure has topped out at Quadrum Global’s residential development The Huron on the Greenpoint waterfront in Brooklyn. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the project features two 13-story residential towers with a two-story base of amenities. The towers will be clad in a gridded facade of industrial style window wall and I-beam profiled metal panel at slab edges and piers that take their cues from the neighborhood’s industrial past. A dark red brick will clad the base that includes a shared lobby at mid block.
Looking up at the south facade.
Looking up at the southwest corner.
Southwest corner.
Rendering of the southwest corner by Redundant Pixel.
Podium brick mock-up.
Residential will have access to a range of amenities including a pool, gym, yoga studio, sauna, co-working space, catering kitchen, and outdoor playground. At the roof, amenities will include a shared garden, movie screening area, and grills.
Future indoor pool under construction.
Looking up at the north facade from a lower terrace.
View of the west facade of the east tower from the west tower.
West facade of the east tower.
View northwest towards Midtown from the penthouse of the west tower.
View north towards Midtown and the Greenpoint waterfront from the penthouse of the west tower.
Looking up through the terrace opening at the penthouse of the west tower.
View south towards Williamsburg, Downtown Brooklyn, and Lower Manhattan from the penthouse of the west tower.
View northwest towards Midtown and the Greenpoint waterfront from the mid terrace.
Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects; Developer: Quadrum Global; Program: Residential; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2023.
Tour: Astoria West
West facade from the East River
Construction is wrapping up at Cape Advisors’ residential rental development Astoria West on the Astoria waterfront in Queens. Designed by Fogarty Finger, the three building development occupies most of a full block and offers over 500 rental units in over 520,000 square feet. The eight story structures are clad in warm grey brick, metal panel, and stucco.
Northwest corner from Vernon Boulevard.
Close-up of the northwest corner.
Close-up of the west facade.
West facade from Vernon Boulevard.
West facade from Vernon Boulevard.
West facade from Vernon Boulevard.
Southwest corner from 31st Avenue.
Northeast corner from 30th Drive and 12th Street.
Northwest corner from Vernon Boulevard.
Looking up at the north facade.
Residential lobby entrance from 30th Drive.
Amenities
Residents have access to a package of amenities that include a private resident rooftop pool club, a landscaped courtyard garden, fitness center, golf simulator lounge, co-working lounge, media and billiard room, and a riverfront cafe and bar.
Rooftop outdoor lounge.
Rooftop pool deck.
Residences
The development offers a mix of residential units including studios and 1- to 2-bedroom apartments. Kitchens feature custom walnut cabinetry, blush quartz countertops, and Blomberg appliances. Bathrooms feature custom vanities and medicine cabinets, and Gre Bianco ceramic tiled flooring.
Architect: Fogarty Finger; Landscape Architect: MPFP; Developer: Cape Advisors; Program: Residential Rental, Retail; Location: Astoria, Queens, 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.
Construction Update: Sendero Verde
Northwest corner of the phase two tower from East 112th Street.
Superstructure has reached the half way mark at the phase two tower at affordable housing development Sendero Verde in East Harlem by developers Jonathan Rose Companies, L+M Development Partners, and Acacia Network. Designed by Handel Architects, the 34-story phase two tower sits at the northwest corner of the full block development. The tower is adjacent to the 10 and 15-story phase one buildings nearing completion at the eastern half of the block. When complete, the entire Sendero Verde complex will offer 695 affordable rental units and become the largest fully affordable Passive House development in the world.
Looking up at the phase two tower from Madison Avenue.
Along with the nearly 700 affordable residential units, the development will also offer community space for Union Settlement Association, a school with gymnasium, an 18,000 square foot courtyard, and pre-existing community gardens relocated to the new open space.
Southwest corner of the phase two tower (left) and phase one buildings (right) from Madison Avenue.
Architect: Handel Architects; Developer: Jonathan Rose Companies, L+M Development Partners, Acacia Network; Program: Residential; Location: East Harlem, New York, NY; Completion: 2023.
Construction Update: PENN 2
Northeast corner of PENN2 in the fall of 2020, prior to the reclad.
Facade installation is ongoing at commercial tower PENN 2 at Two Penn Plaza in Midtown by developer Vornado Realty Trust. The 1968 tower is undergoing an extensive renovation by MdeAS Architects that includes a recladding of the exterior with an updated curtain wall. Along with floor-to-ceiling glass, the new facade will feature corner loggias at the northwest and southwest corners, an extended base towards 7th Avenue, and a triple height lobby. Other amenities for the tower will include a 280-person town hall, casual lounges, rooftop pavilion, outdoor green space, and over an acre of outdoor terraces.
Looking up at the east facade of PENN 2 from 7th Avenue.
East facade of PENN 2 from West 32nd Street.
Architect: MdeAS Architects; Developer: Vornado Realty Trust; Program: Commercial Office; Location: Penn District, Midtown, New York; Completion: 2023.
Construction Update: 505 State Street
Curtain wall installation is underway at Alloy’s 505 State Street residential tower in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed and developed by Alloy, the tower is the first of two that will rise on the block. It will be the city’s first all-electric tower, using electricity instead of oil or gas to power, heat, and cool the 440 residential rental units.
The first tower, 505 State Street, sits at the southern end of the triangular block and takes its flatiron massing form from the block’s shape. Curtain wall clad’s the tower with panels that include a large glass pane and a vertical shaped pier.
Alloy is also developing two public schools, the city’s first to be designed to Passive House standards, at the center of the site. ARO is leading the design of the two schools, which will be clad in brick. Steel superstructure is rising for the first of the two schools.
Design Architect: Alloy, ARO (Schools); Executive Architect: Ismael Leyva Architects (Schools); Structural Engineers: Silman (Residential Tower, Schools), MKA (Residential Tower); MEP Engineer: Cosentini (Residential Tower, Schools); Interiors: INC Architecture (Residential Tower); Developer: Alloy; Program: Residential, Retail, Public Schools; Location: Boerum Hill, New York; Completion: 2024 (First Residential Tower).
