Construction is rising on 2-20 and 2-21 Malt Drive, a three-tower development in the Hunters Point South master plan in Hunters Point, Queens. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed by TF Cornerstone, the project consists of a 34-story, 390-foot-tall structure that will yield 575 units at 2-20 Malt Drive and a two-tower design at 2-21 Malt Dive composed of a 38-story, 440-foot-tall high-rise and a 25-story, 310-foot-tall building. A final unit count for 2-21 Malt Drive has yet to be announced. Bud North LLC and Bud South LLC are the general contractors for 2-21 and 2-20 Malt Drive, respectively, which will rise from a subdivided plot bound by 54th Avenue to the north, Newton Creek to the south, and 2nd Street to the west.
Work was still progressing on the buildings’ foundations at the time of our last update in August 2022. Since then, the reinforced concrete superstructures have begun to ascend, with crews passing the tops of the podium levels and beginning formation of the towers. Belden Tri-State Building Materials will supply the brickwork for the towers, which will feature floor-to-ceiling windows and and a handful of setbacks near their parapets.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The best vantage point of the project is from the Pulaski Bridge over Newtown Creek, as seen below. 2-20 and 2-21 Malt Drive will make a considerable impact on the skyline and fill in the gap between Handel Architects’ Gotham Point complex to the south and ODA’s two-tower development at 52-03 and 52-41 Center Boulevard to the north. All three sites feature prime riverfront views of the Midtown, Manhattan skyline.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The combined rendering below shows 2-20 and 2-21 Malt Drive stitched together, previewing the development’s landscaped green roofs and outdoor terraces. 2-20 Malt Drive’s podium rooftop will feature a pool deck on the southern side of the trapezoidal floor plate, and new tree-lined sidewalks will surround the site. All three towers culminate in mechanical bulkheads clad in dark metal grilles.
2-20 Malt Drive (right) and 2-21 Malt Drive (left). Designed by SLCE Architects.
Amenities for 2-20 Malt Drive include on-site parking on the lower floors of the podium, a mailroom and package room, bicycle and residential storage, a shared on-site laundry room with an adjacent outdoor terrace, a children’s playroom with a terrace, a fitness center, an outdoor swimming pool, and a cogeneration plant. Select units will come with private outdoor space.
2-21 Malt Drive will have residential storage, a mailroom and package room, bicycle storage rooms on the first and third floors, multiple laundry rooms, a fitness center, recreation rooms with outdoor terraces, an outdoor children’s playground, and 40 on-site parking spaces.
Both 2-20 and 2-21 Malt Drive are slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2024.
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It looks like a good project, but that split rendering at the top hurts my eyes.
They’ll have an awesome view the next time Newtown Creek combusts.
They have an affect on the skyline and I agreed with words in development reported, along the action of the project coming. Though anticipated completion not yet to be officially announced, but categorical views on these photos show to the exact details were still being operated by crews: Thanks to Michael Young.
It’s nice to see a large previously 100% impermeable site adding greenspace. This should significantly reduce the storm-water run-off from the site.