Exterior work is nearing completion on Tower 77, a two-tower residential development at 77 Commercial Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by Clipper Equity, the architecturally identical 30- and 40-story towers will collectively yield 811,000 square feet and 520 rental units, with 200 designated for affordable housing. The 331- and 429-foot-tall reinforced concrete superstructures both sit atop a seven-story podium that will contain 25,000 square feet of retail space and a 300-vehicle below-grade parking garage. Ray Builders is the general contractor and Hatfield Group is the façade consultant for the property, which is located next to the Greenpoint Landing master plan near the intersection of Commercial and Box Streets.
Façade installation had just reached the concrete bulkheads at the time of our last update in January. Since then, the extensions have been covered with black netting and scaffolding as workers enclose their surfaces with a dark envelope as depicted in the main rendering. Below, the façade is almost entirely complete, and the expansive glass curtain wall reflects the sky within the bronze-paneled grid.
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
An additional bulkhead was also constructed atop the podium and is visible from across Commercial Street.
Photo by Michael Young
The hoist along the southern corner of the shorter 30-story tower was also dismantled and the gap in the grid of floor-to-ceiling windows has been filled in.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Additional cladding now covers the concrete lot line wall against the abutting northeastern neighbor. The color matches the appearance of the bronze-colored envelope.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Little progress has occurred on Box Street Park, a new waterfront park designed by MPFP to the southwest of Tower 77, but work should pick up once construction on the buildings gets closer to completion. Amenities will include a fitness center, children’s playroom, swimming pool, and outdoor terrace atop the podium, and additional offerings that have yet to be disclosed.
The nearest subway from the complex is the local G train at the Greenpoint Avenue station to the southeast. Also nearby is the 7 train at the Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue station, which can be accessed by walking across the Pulaski Bridge and over Newtown Creek to the Hunters Point, Queens neighborhood.
YIMBY anticipates Tower 77 to be completed sometime near the end of the year, or early 2024 at the very latest.
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Love the photo of the graffiti covered garage, in front of the ‘sparkling’ new building, so NYC.
The neighborhood looks pretty sketchy.
The 94th precinct (which covers this section of extreme North Brooklyn), has always been a relatively low crime area, and that has only improved with wide-spread gentrification and its attendant community advocacy. There are still a few sketchy buildings left in this once primarily industrial portion of the nighbohood ,that adjoins the older residential area. But for better or worse it’s primarily a “new yuppie-ville” now, bordered by some remaining old-time Slavic residents & home-owners. The waterfront is high-rise, with more to come), while the interior is primarily low rise. The area increasingly has the youthful/energetic vibe of a college town without , for the most part, the attendant rowdiness. That graffiti covered structure in the above photo is undeveloped because of the unusual sliver shape of the property that probably has limited its potential – for now. The ferry stop (to LIC, Manhattan and areas of Brookyn to the south) is a few blocks away, as is the G train and various bus lines. Bottom line: it’s a solid neigborhood with a bright future.
I wish the bronze grid had a little more depth and texture to it. The towers read kinda boring.
And it’s a schlep to any subway for all these new area projects, so it’s a good thing hundreds of cars will be added…
Nice, actually
In some angles where the bronze paneled is clearly visible, both structures are beautiful and its exterior can be a symbol for visibility of the building. The neighboring buildings are also consistent with similar color schemes, noticed podium and above to be seen by distance as when reflecting a view: Thanks to Michael Young.