If you're scrambling to find the perfect waterfront spot to watch tomorrow night's July 4th Spectacular, perhaps you should think about leasing a new apartment at 60 Water Street in DUMBO. Two Trees recently unveiled the rooftop deck of its Ismael Leyva- and LEESER Architect-designed apartment building, and with its lofty perch overlooking Brooklyn Bridge Park and the East River, it looks like the perfect fireworks viewing venue. read more at INHABITAT >>
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Water Street is abuzz with activity, including the construction of a glassy 290-unit rental complex. Designed by Leeser Architecture and Ismael Leyva Architects for the Two Trees Management Company, it is named Dock Street. The development will eventually house a 300-seat public middle school with an entrance on Dock Street as well as stores along Water Street. The apartments, including 58 units designated for low-income residents, are expected to begin leasing this fall with occupancy to follow by year’s end...read more at New York TImes >>
Curtain wall installation has reached the 14th floor at LEESER Architecture and Ismael Leyva Architect's 17-story, 290-unit rental near Brooklyn Bridge Park. The glass curtain wall features vertical fins, yet to be installed, of opposing triangles that define irregular shapes which help to break down the relentless glass envelope. The Two Trees development will also contain a 300-seat middle school and retail at its base. see construction photos at Field Condition >>
Gaze into the glass façade of the DUMBO developer family's Dock Street project, on the left side of this new Brooklyn Eagle photo. That's the famed Clocktower Building you see reflected there. It's only fitting that the project in progress should serve as a mirror for its century-old neighbor. read more at Brooklyn Daily Eagle >>
The ziggurat-shaped building rises high around you. Zen-style sunscreens block the sun to give the structure the feel of a giant civic building in a futuristic science-fiction world where only bright skies exist. Several renters have terraces that go up and down the Z-shaped building. It’s like nothing this city has ever seen before...read more at Daily News >>