Rooftop terrace, rendering by Williams New York

Western Hemisphere’s Highest Rooftop Infinity Pool Coming to Extell’s Brooklyn Point, Downtown Brooklyn

Renderings have been revealed for the rooftop recreation terrace on top of Brooklyn Point, located at 138 Willoughby Street, in Downtown Brooklyn. Swimmers will be able to look over the East River to Downtown and Midtown Manhattan, and once complete, it will be the highest residential infinity pool in the Western Hemisphere. The tower rises up 720 feet, nearly a hundred feet higher than the Marina Bay Sands Hotel and its rooftop pool in Singapore. Matthews Nielsen Landscape Architects will be responsible for the site, which also includes a sundeck, outdoor dining area, changing room and showers, and outdoor movie screening space.

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Michael Green Architecture _ Lotus Equity Group 1

Renderings Revealed for Country’s Largest Timber Office Building in Newark, New Jersey

Renderings are out for an 11-story timber office building proposed for the Riverfront Square development in Newark, New Jersey. The site is located next to New Jersey Transit’s Broad Street station, which is less than a twenty-minute commute to Midtown Manhattan. The project is part of a larger 11.8-acre mixed-use development, as well as Riverfront Park, designed by James Corner Field Operations. Lotus Equity Group will be responsible for the development.

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21-27 30th Drive, via Google Drive

Permits Filed for 21-27 30th Drive, Astoria, Queens

Permits have been filed for a five-story residential building at 21-27 30th Drive, in Astoria, Queens. The site is nine blocks away from the Broadway Subway Station, serviced by the N train. Six blocks away is the Socrates Sculpture Park. L.I. City Hospitality LLC will be responsible for the development, and despite what the company’s name suggests, it will indeed be for residential use.

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