Here's What 40 Stories in Greenpoint Looks Like

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]

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this development will NEVER happen .. and if it does it will be an utter utter disaster. who would want to pay lux prices to live in the middle of nowhere serviced by the G line?

Posted by: martis at November 21, 2008 10:35 AM

Not a very attractive tower (at any height). It has something of a hood ornament quality to it. But I think I'd say that about any of Leyva's designs.

Posted by: WBer at November 21, 2008 11:25 AM

WBer we beg to disagree. This is a beautiful tower thats is bold, clean but also relatively restrained. The brick work is a nice nod to the surrounding row homes and that esplannade will open up that blighted area. We are not fans of the Oro but Leyva has redeemed himself nicely here.
It is about time we take advantage of the waterfronts in NYC.
Now as far as funding goes in this climate its going to be tough but goodluck to the developer for wanting to take a risk on the area.

Posted by: pierre de taille at November 21, 2008 12:27 PM

Bold, maybe. Clean and restrained I'm not seeing.

Look particularly at the waterfront side. This building has so many parts and so many bump outs (all marketing driven, I'd wager). Its the "more is more" school of architecture, and I'm sticking with hood ornament! If you want clean and restrained, look at Northside Piers.

Posted by: WBer at November 21, 2008 12:44 PM

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?

Posted by: very bored at work at November 21, 2008 1:54 PM

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.)

Posted by: Heather at November 21, 2008 2:46 PM

Battery Park City anyone?

Posted by: lincolnlimestone at November 21, 2008 5:06 PM

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November 21, 2008

Here's What 40 Stories in Greenpoint Looks Like

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