Construction is progressing quickly at 16 Dupont Street, the site of a 40-story residential tower in Greenpoint, Brooklyn‘s Greenpoint Landing master plan. Designed by GKV Architects and developed by Rockefeller Group with partner Park Tower Group, the 400-foot-tall structure will span 365,651 square feet and yield 378 units, as well as 2,548 square feet of commercial space and 138 enclosed parking spaces. Monadnock Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is located at the intersection of Dupont, West, and Commercial Streets.
The foundations were still underway during our last update in early January with crews excavating and installing pilings across the partially dug out site, while steel plates were temporarily holding back the exposed dirt until the new perimeter walls were poured and created. Since then, workers have completed the substructure and are now several floors above street level. We can see the stepped multi-story podium and the beginning of the main tower, which is largely composed of a repetitive stack of floor plates.
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 safety cocoon, hoist, and construction crane are installed and we should soon see 16 Dupont street rise at a much faster rate in the coming weeks and months.
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
Close-up photographs also show intricately designed concrete surfaces embedded with a textured geometric pattern of interlaced lines against the double chamfered outer walls of the perimeter columns. A set of horizontal lines divide and mark the location of each floor plate. These will go in between the future set of floor-to-ceiling glass windows that make up the majority of the exterior cladding.
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 main rendering, which was spotted on the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat website, depicts the wide northern profile with a uniform outer appearance and paneling system running from the podium to the parapet. A rectangular mechanical bulkhead clad in a gray metal screen caps the rooftop.
The closest subway to the property is the G train at the Greenpoint Avenue station to the southeast. The East River waterfront esplanade is located to the west across West Street.
16 Dupont Street is slated for completion in the spring of 2025, as noted on the construction board.
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GKV’s obsession with patterned site-poured concrete cannot be good for energy performance.
Good call! It is possible to isolate most of the energy transfer (heat loss) with interior insulation. It is amazing to see a diagram or model of all the different materials, spacers, etc. used to minimize heat transfer, there is quite a bit of science behind it. But in all honesty, the columns are likely to spall and degrade faster if they are not heated so perhaps it’s best to allow some heat transfer? 432 Park Ave. has allegedly required extensive chemical treatment to deal with spalling concrete. One has to question how important that concrete pattern-work is verses a design focused on energy efficiency and structural integrity. There are ways to have both but they cost more so there’s that as well.
Geometric patterns are details about now, from an updated with stacked structure. That’s right why use geometric patterns, cause on my thinking that designed for beautiful connection and dividing lines: Thanks to Michael Young.
“Vertical Construction”—awesome album name! 🤘