Construction is stalled on 80 Ainslie Street, a seven-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Syndicate Architecture and developed by Parkview Management, the 65-foot-tall project will span 16,000 square feet and yield 16 rental units with an average scope of 712 square feet. The development will also include 4,560 square feet of commercial space and parking for eight vehicles. The property is located on an interior lot between Keap Street and Union Avenue.
The wood-framed superstructure currently stands topped out and shrouded in scaffolding and black netting. The windows are installed on the main northern elevation and surrounded by particle board with metal supports in place for the final paneling. The eastern lot line wall is mostly complete, clad in what appears to be a gray metal envelope and protruding window frames. It is unclear whether this paneling will also be used on the concave front elevation. A large rectangular canopy atop the roof parapet has yet to be finished.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
The following photos from our last update in July 2018 show the building’s cross-laminated timber superstructure in the process of being assembled.
80 Ainslie Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
80 Ainslie Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
80 Ainslie Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
The rendering below, which may be outdated, previews the main elevation clad in white brick with an outdoor staircase at its center.
80 Ainslie Street, image by Syndicate Architecture
Residential amenities will include a lobby, a terrace on the second floor, a shared laundry room, and bike storage.
The nearest subway from the development is the L train at the Lorimer Street station to the north. This station offers a connection to the G train at the Metropolitan Avenue station.
Permits for 80 Ainslie Street were originally filed in June 2015, and the project was initially targeting a completion date of summer 2018. No revised construction timeline has been announced.
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Morning wood is a rarity on this site.
Wood construction is the most green option, after adaptive reuse. There are now new towers over 20 floors being built of wood.
This project is interesting, but the outdoor stairway is not and needs some sort of full height architectural screening.
LOOK! A negative article about a project!