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346 Kent Avenue - One Domino Square

Selldorf Architects · Williamsburg · 2025

Southwest corner of One Domino Square from the East River.

Curtain wall installation is nearing completion at Two Trees’ One Domino Square, a two-tower residential development at 346 Kent Avenue that anchors the southern edge of the Domino Sugar development in Williamsburg. Designed by Selldorf Architects, the project massing includes a 7-story podium with 39-story condo and 55-story rental towers rising above. The project will offer 700,000 square feet of residential space and ground floor retail.

West facade of the north and south towers of One Domino Square (right) and the Refinery (left).

West facade of the north and south towers of One Domino Square.

The towers are clad in a curtain wall of iridescent porcelain tile panels with large glass openings, while the podium is clad in granite with acid-etched glass spandrels and taller glass openings.

Northwest corner of One South First (left), the Refinery (center), and One Domino Square (right) from the East River.

Southeast corner of the south tower from Kent Avenue.

Looking up at the east facade from Kent Avenue.

Looking up at the towers from the northeast corner of the site along Kent Avenue.

North facade of the towers from Kent Avenue.

Looking up at the west facade of the towers from Domino Park.

Looking up at the south facade of the towers from Domino Park.

Looking up at the towers from the southwest corner of the site at Domino Park.

One Domino Square’s podium from Domino Park.

Residential condo lobby.

Rooftop Views

View to the northwest towards Midtown from the rooftop terrace.

View southwest towards Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn from the rooftop terrace.

View southwest towards Downtown Brooklyn from the rooftop terrace.

Looking down on Domino Park.

Model Residences

The north tower includes 160 condo residences ranging in size from one- to three-bedrooms. Features include kitchens designed in a cool or warm palette, Gaggenau kitchen appliances, honed Direto Grey River Stone bathroom floors and wall cladding, bespoke faucets and fittings by Phylrich, 6” wide plank white oak flooring, and custom closets.

Amenities

Heated indoor lap and swimming pool in the Aquatics Center.

Residents of both towers will have access to shared indoor and outdoor amenities located within the podium. On the fifth floor, the Aquatics Center and Lounge includes a heated indoor lap and swimming pool, hydrotherapy spa pool, cold plunge, poolside lounges and spa seating, steam room, sauna, and locker rooms.

Open-air loggia at the Aquatics Center.

View of the Williamsburg Bridge from the loggia.

The Health Club and Fitness Center on floor six includes weight and cardio equipment, a group fitness movement studio, yoga studio, spa treatment and massage rooms, and children’s playroom.

Fitness center.

Group fitness movement studio.

At the club level, indoor amenities include resident lounges, table game lounge, social lounge, party room, media room, private dining room with kitchen, workspace, and pet spa. The adjacent outdoor terrace offers a heated pool with sundeck, communal dining area, private entertaining spaces, and open air solarium.

North tower lounge.

Party room.

Heated pool with sundeck overlooking Domino Park.

The Gardens at One Domino Square, a picnic area and green space overlooking Domino Park, is located on the 10th floor terrace at the northeast corner of the site.

The Gardens at Domino Square on the 10th floor terrace.

View of Midtown and the Empire State Building from The Gardens.

Looking up at the towers from The Gardens.

Domino Square

Work is wrapping up on Domino Square, a one-acre addition to the existing Domino Park, that is located adjacent to the Selldorf towers and the Refinery. Designed by Studio Cadena, the structure fronting Kent Avenue will include retail spaces and serve as the gateway to the new public space by Field Operations. A water treatment facility is located in the basement below.

Architect: Selldorf Architects (Design Architect), dencityworks Architecture (Executive Architect); Interiors: Selldorf Architects, dencityworks Architecture, Bonetti Kozerski; Structural Engineer: Cosentini Associates; Facade Consultant: Lavis ED; Landscape Architect: Field Operations; Developer: Two Trees Management; Program: Residential Rental and Condo, Retail; Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2025.

 
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235 West 75th Street

Pembrooke & Ives · Upper West Side · 2025

Southeast corner from Broadway.

Construction is ongoing at the penthouse additions atop CIM Group’s The Astor, a three-tower development on the Upper West Side that were completed between 1901 and 1915 for William Waldorf Astor. A new penthouse structure is being built atop each of the three towers, with interiors by Pembrooke & Ives and private outdoor space.

Southeast corner from Broadway.

Close-up of the southeast corner of the north and middle towers.

Northeast corner from Broadway.

Close-up of the northeast corner.

Penthouse Views

View to the south towards Midtown from the north tower's penthouse.

View to the south towards Midtown from the north tower's penthouse.

View to the east from the north tower's penthouse.

View to the west from the north tower's penthouse.

View to the north from the north tower's penthouse.

South tower penthouse.

Middle tower penthouse.

Architects: Pembrooke & Ives (Design Architect), BP Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: CIM; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Upper West Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.

 
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Obama Presidential Library

Tod Williams Billie Tsien · Jackson Park · Chicago · 2026

South facade of the Obama Presidential Museum.

Construction is ongoing at the Obama Presidential Library in Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago. Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects + Partners, the 19-acre campus will include a museum; a branch of the Chicago public library; an auditorium; a fruit and vegetable garden; and a facility for athletics, programs, and events.

Southwest corner of the Obama Presidential Museum (left) and the forum building (right).

The form of the Obama Presidential Museum was inspired by the idea of four hands coming together, embodying the notion that many hands shape a place. Tapestry granite, mined in New Hampshire, will clad the structure and has started to be installed on the lower levels.

Close-up of the museum's Tapestry granite panel facade.

Close-up of the museum's Tapestry granite panel facade.

West facade of the Obama Presidential Museum.

Northwest corner of the Obama Presidential Museum.

North facade of the Obama Presidential Museum.

North facade of the Obama Presidential Museum.

Architect: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects + Partners (Museum, Forum, and Library), Moody Nolan (Athletics and Events Center); Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti; MEP Engineer: Altieri Sebor Wieber; Facade Consultant: Heintges; Landscape Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates; Program: Museum, Library, Auditorium, Winter Garden, Athletics and Events Center; Location: Jackson Park, Chicago, IL; Completion: First Half of 2026.

 
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589 Fulton Street - The Brook

Beyer Blinder Belle · Downtown Brooklyn · 2025

Southeast corner from the intersection of Fulton Street and Flatbush Avenue.

Facade installation is progressing at Witkoff Group and Apollo Global Management’s 51-story residential rental tower The Brook at 589 Fulton Street. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle, the 575-foot-tall tower’s facade features a curtain wall of floor-to-ceiling windows and light bronze toned metal panel. When completed, the development will offer 591 rental units and two floors of amenities for the residents.

Looking up at the southeast corner.

Looking up at the east facade.

Close-up of the curtain wall facade.

Close-up of the curtain wall facade.

Close-up of the tower crown’s southeast facade.

Looking up at the east facade.

Northeast facade from University Place.

Southwest facade from Hanover Place.

Close-up of the tower crown’s curtain wall facade.

Tower Views

View to the north towards the East River waterfront.

View to the north towards Lower Manhattan and Midtown.

View to the southwest towards Gowanus.

Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle; Interiors: Bonetti Kozerski; General Contractor: Suffolk Construction; Developers: Witkoff Group and Apollo Global Management; Program: Residential; Location: Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: Second Half of 2025.

 
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29 Huron Street - The Huron

Morris Adjmi Architects · Greenpoint · 2024

Southeast corner from West Street.

Facade installation is nearing completion 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 are 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 clads the base that includes a shared lobby at mid-block.

Residential Lobby

Amenities

Residents 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.

Architect: Morris Adjmi Architects; Developer: Quadrum Global; Program: Residential; Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2024.

 
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601 Baltic

Grid Group · Boerum Hill · 2023

Construction has wrapped up at residential condo building 601 Baltic in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed and developed by Grid Group, the 10-story building features a brick facade with oversize casement windows and metal fin accents. The development offers 21 condo residences ranging in size from two- to three-bedrooms, with many including private outdoor space. Residents will have access to an amenity package that includes a rooftop terrace, fitness studio, attended lobby, and private storage.

Model Residences

Rooftop Views

View to the northwest towards Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.

View to the northeast towards Pacific Park.

Developer/Architect/Builder: Grid Group; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2023.

 
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16 Dupont Street

Gerner Kronick + Valcarel · Greenpoint · 2024

North facade.

Facade installation is wrapping 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.

When completed, the development will offer 381 rental units, ranging in size from studios to three-bedroom residences. Amenities will include a rooftop pool and fitness center. The tower will also contain 2,548 square feet of commercial space and an enclosed parking garage for 138 vehicles.

Two Blue Slip (left), 16 Dupont (center), and Eagle + West (right).

Northeast corner of 16 Dupont (left) and Eagle + West (right) from Commercial Street.

Looking up at the north facade.

Looking up at the north facade.

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.

View to the east towards Greenpoint and Long Island City.

Looking up at the east facade.

Close-up of the concrete facade panels at the shear wall on the east facade.

View to the northwest towards Midtown from a lower terrace floor.

Northwest corner of 16 Dupont (left) and Eagle + West (right).

Northwest corner of the tower.

Southwest corner of Eagle + West (left) and 16 Dupont (right).

Southwest corner of the tower.

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.

 
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262 Fifth Avenue

Meganom · NoMad · 2026

Looking up at the northeast corner.

Facade installation is ongoing at Five Points Development’s 56-story residential condo tower at 262 Fifth Avenue in Nomad, Manhattan. Designed by Meganom with SLCE Architects, the 860-foot tall tower will offer 26 residential units. Curtain wall is currently being installed at the lower floors, including glass on the north and south facades and opaque panels on the shear wall at the east.

North facade from Fifth Avenue.

Closeup of the north facade.

Architects: Meganom (Design Architect), SLCE Architects (Executive Architect); Developer: Five Points Development; Program: Residential Condo; Location: Nomad, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.

 
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New Museum Expansion

OMA NY · Bowery · 2026

Northwest corner of the flagship building (center) and the extension (right).

Superstructure is rising 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.

Northwest corner of the flagship building (left) and the extension (right).

West facade of the flagship building (left) and the extension (right).

Southwest corner of the flagship building (left) and the extension (right).

Southwest corner of the flagship building (left) and the extension (right).

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: 2025.

 
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East Side Coastal Resiliency Project

BIG · Lower East Side · 2025

Construction is progressing on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, where the first of three new pedestrian bridges to span the FDR highway has been lifted into place. Situated adjacent to the Williamsburg Bridge at Delancey Street, the BIG designed steel bridge will allow for pedestrians to access the renovated waterfront park that will help protect Lower Manhattan from future flooding.

Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group; Landscape Architect: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects; Program: Park; Location: Lower East Side, New York, NY; Completion: 2025.

 
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