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Remember yesterday when we told you about the proposal for a new 40-story tower for the Greenpoint waterfront? Well, Curbed dug up renderings for the Ismael Leyva-designed project, which would have 422 market-rate and 218 affordable rental units if the developer (the same guy behind the Oro) can get special permission to go above the 30-story limit recently set for the neighborhood. Check out the slideshow on Curbed.
40-Story Greenpoint Tower Revealed [Curbed] GMAP
Meet the 40-Story Greenpoint Tower Pipe Dream [Gowanus Lounge]
40 Stories on the Greenpoint Waterfront? [Brownstoner]


What's Your Take? Leave a Comment

  1. There are nice cafes and restaurants, which will soon be out of business if this is built, due to the increased rents. I predict another duane rede. (There’s already one coming to the “Gateway to Williasmburg!” development on Metropolitan and Union.)

  2. I guess we can comment on the design, because the likelihood of this actually being built in the near future is nil. Thousands of units are coming on line in the near future and many will be converted to rentals. There are much more desirable communities with better transit access. Other than river views (which will soon be a dime a dozen – see the Edge, etc), whats the attraction here?