Wavy Curtain Wall of Jeanne Gang’s 11 Hoyt Nears Completion in Downtown Brooklyn

8:00 am on August 21, 2019 By Michael Young

Jeanne Gang’s 620-foot-tall, 57-story skyscraper at 11 Hoyt Street in Downtown Brooklyn is almost fully wrapped in its signature wavy curtain wall. The bright precast façade and large, square glass windows have only two floors remaining before the dynamic, rippling appearance of the cladding is fully realized. Tishman Speyer is the developer and Hill West is the architect of record for the Studio Gang-designed residential project. Edmund Hollander of Hollander Design is in charge of the landscaping for the outdoor green space above the motor courtyard and podium section.

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Rendering of 33 Frost Street - Mortar Architecture + Development

Mortar Architecture Unveils New Renderings of 33 Frost Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

7:30 am on August 21, 2019 By Sebastian Morris

Mortar Architecture + Development has debuted renderings for 33 Frost Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The condominium project will eventually top off at five stories and contain ten units averaging approximately 1,000 square feet apiece. The total development will comprise 11,740 square feet including a communal roof deck, private terraces on each floor, and a lobby area.

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Stone Façade of Bjarke Ingels’ The XI Seen Climbing Above Eleventh Avenue in Chelsea

8:00 am on August 20, 2019 By Michael Young

The stone façade has begun to climb up the twisting curtain walls The XI, a pair of towers designed by Bjarke Ingels of Bjarke Ingels Group in Chelsea. One of the most noticeable construction projects along the High Line, the 36- and 26-story reinforced concrete towers, which topped out in March, will soon be home to condominiums and a 137-room Six Senses Hotel Resorts Spas, the first location in the United States. Eighty-seven of the residential units will be designed by Gilles & Boissier, while 136 will be designed by Gabellini Sheppard. Prices will range from $2,575,000 to $14,500,000.

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