Olympia’s Façade Nears Completion at 30 Front Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn

Façade work is wrapping up on Olympia, a 33-story residential tower at 30 Front Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Fortis Property Group, the 401-foot-tall sail-shaped structure will yield 76 condominium units in one- to five-plus-bedroom layouts with interiors by Workstead. Sales and marketing are being led by Fredrik Eklund and John Gomes of the Eklund Gomes Team at Douglas Elliman and Karen Heyman at Sotheby’s, and Urban Atelier Group is the general contractor for the property, which is bound by Front Street to the north, Washington Street to the east, and York Street to the south.

Since our last update in February, the floor-to-ceiling glass and façade panels have been installed on the pointed southern corner, the construction elevator has been dismantled, and the gap where it was once attached has begun to be filled in. This work should conclude in the coming weeks and reach the sloped crown, which is almost finished being enclosed in its envelope of glass, metal panels, and a subtle mesh screen.

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

The best perspectives from which to see Olympia are from the north and south, or from the adjacent Brooklyn Bridge promenade.

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

The walls of the multi-story podium are almost all covered with the floor-to-ceiling glass windows and dark paneling, and the amenity space on top is underway. Glass railings were also installed on the edges of each of the lower setbacks.

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

On the north side of the property is a long assembly of posts and lintels that will line the sidewalks along Front Street and serve as a border for the outdoor motor courtyard. Cranes were seen lifting several pieces into place.

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

On the flat eastern wall is the start of the exterior insulation being installed in front of the concrete surface.

Olympia. Photo by Michael Young

Olympia will feature over 38,000 square feet of indoor-outdoor amenities spread across three floors in the form of The Garden, The Club, and The Bridge. The 3,515-square-foot Garden will come with a triple-height lobby space and a commissioned sculpture by Jacob Hashimoto, a custom-designed mahogany lobby desk with inlaid red jasper marble counter and inset chamfered edges, Rain Drop Black-mosaic flooring and a variety of wall finishes including raked maple and hand-raked plaster, a lounge with double-height ceilings lined with light ash wood flooring and maple millwork, custom built-in banquettes and lounge furnishing throughout, a private landscaped garden with curated plantings by MPFP, a porte cochere, and a pet spa located just past the lobby via a side entrance.

The 7,237-square-foot Club will be located in the cellar level and have a two-lane bowling alley with custom bleachers and leather cushions, a playroom for kids, a flexible fitness and wellness space for yoga, pilates, barre classes, and personal training, as well as a fitness center, boxing gym, and a spin studio with a virtual instructor on fully customizable Schwinn virtual trainer spin bikes. There will also be a lounge with a kitchenette and dining area, screening room, and billiards tables available for private parties or everyday use.

The Bridge is the largest of the spaces measuring 24,476 square feet on the tenth floor with a 60-foot-long two-lane indoor lap pool, a treatment room, a dry sauna and steam room, a juice bar, an outdoor tennis court with views overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge, a 58-foot-long outdoor swimming pool and an additional hot tub. There will also be a shipwreck playground for children, a water park with geysers, and an outdoor lounge and barbecue space with al fresco dining.

YIMBY last reported that Olympia is expected to be finished sometime later this year.

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