New exterior renderings have been revealed for 1 Java Street, a two-tower residential complex along the East River in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by Marvel Designs and developed and built by Lendlease, which secured a $360 million construction loan at the end of 2022, the ground-up project will yield 834 rental units across the two structures, the taller of which will stand 37 stories and 402 feet tall. Aware Super is the joint developer, INC Architecture & Design is the interior designer for the public areas, and Crème is the interior designer for the townhouse units at the complex, which is alternately addressed as 18 India Street and occupies a full block bound by India Street to the north, Java Street to the south, West Street to the east, and the India Street pier over the East River to the west.
The main rendering above provides a three-quarters view of the complex, revealing the broad southern elevation of the taller structure that wasn’t visible in the initial renderings. The design appears largely unchanged, consisting of a white façade surrounding a grid of floor-to-ceiling windows and stacks of balconies lining alternating sections of the tower’s corners. At the base are two sets of multi-story diagonal columns supporting the overhang around the main entrance. The only departure from the original rendering is the cladding of the bulkhead, which has been changed from a bronze hue to white to match the rest of the exterior. Raised landscaping, staircases, and greenery populate the area between the tower and the river.
The entrance to the shorter tower is positioned on its northern elevation, as seen below, and will incorporate three more sets of angled columns beneath a hexagonal canopy covered in a distinctive pattern of earth-toned and emerald panels, a combination that also surrounds the walls leading to the doorway.
Rendering courtesy of Marvel Designs
The remaining two renderings offer a perspective along West Street, highlighting the brick-clad podium that covers the bulk of the city block. Several setbacks on the upper floors are visible and will likely be topped with terraces.
Rendering courtesy of Marvel Designs
Rendering courtesy of Marvel Designs
The previously released rendering below previews the towers from the Greenpoint ferry terminal, and shows the connecting structure between them.
1 Java Street. Designed by Marvel Architects.
Thirty percent of the residential inventory at 1 Java Street will be reserved for affordable housing. The property will also feature 13,000 square feet of retail space on the lower levels, as well as an 18,000-square-foot esplanade along the East River built in accordance with the Waterfront Alliance’s Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG), which aim to create accessible public spaces that connect communities to the waterfront, embrace native birds, and prioritize native planting.
Sustainability components at 1 Java Street include the use of a geothermal heat pump system in lieu of traditional gas boiler heating and cooling towers. The developers are aiming for LEED Gold certification, WEDG Waterfront Certification, Fitwel Certification, and Energy Star Certification.
1 Java Street’s completion date is posted on site for the winter of 2025.
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In the direct of line on those balconies, with a tall feeling settles over my looking that it brings all the prominent: Thanks to Michael Young.
The addition of all brick low rise apartments in the rear of the complex is appreciated, and contrasts well..The project being geothermal is respectable,however as a nearby resident the pile-driving is intense/highly disruptive (it took 1-2 years! 5x days a week,loud).. hopefully, future projects can mitigate the noise and maintain the benefit.
Mitigate the noise…move out of the largest metropolis in North America
I just wish they could have designed a beautiful building for this site.
It really is a shame it looks like just a bunch of mediocre buildings smashed together.
Will there ever be too many apartments in Greenpoint or Long Island City?
Since 30% of the apartments will be “affordable”, by definition, the other 70% will be unaffordable. I can remember when that entire neighborhood was affordable.