Development

Condo Tower With Board-Formed Concrete Takes Shape on South 1st Street

In the heart of Williamsburg, a 13-story luxury residential condo tower from developers Adam America and the Naveh Shuster Group is nearing completion.

190 South 1st Street in Williamsburg - 51

by Field Condition

12/14/2016 4 minute 0

In the heart of Williamsburg, a 13-story luxury residential condo tower from developers Adam America and the Naveh Shuster Group is nearing completion. Designed by the prolific architecture firm ODA, the project at 190 South 1st Street features their signature play of boxy form on the facade.

190 South 1st Street in Williamsburg - 58 — Northwest corner of the tower

Working with the typical repetition of concrete floor slabs, the design extends the slabs past the glass window wall of the exterior to form balconies. Turning the concrete balcony slab up or down at the edges creates a semi-enclosed outdoor space that reads as extruded boxes on the tower’s facade.

190 South 1st Street in Williamsburg - 72 — Detail of the concrete terraces

190 South 1st Street in Williamsburg - 01 — Detail of the concrete terraces

190 South 1st Street in Williamsburg - 10 — Detail of the board-formed concrete walls

190 South 1st Street in Williamsburg - 61 — Looking up at the north facade from South 1st Street

190 South 1st Street in Williamsburg - 60 — West facade from Driggs Avenue

ODA’s other Brooklyn projects in the works include a Landmarks-approved reworking of a factory at 10 Jay Street in Dumbo inspired by sugar crystals.

Adam America is also working on projects on 4th Avenue — including one with the Naveh Shuster Group — and in Crown Heights.

190 South 1st Street in Williamsburg - 13 — View of Williamsburg and the Lower Manhattan skyline from the penthouse rooftop terrace

190 South 1st Street in Williamsburg - 07 — View of Williamsburg and the Midtown skyline from the penthouse rooftop terrace

190 South 1st Street in Williamsburg - 22 — Looking west towards Williamsburg and the Manhattan skyline from the penthouse unit

190 South 1st Street in Williamsburg - 24 — Looking north towards Williamsburg and Queens from the penthouse unit

190 South 1st Street in Williamsburg - 32 — View of Williamsburg from an outdoor terrace

Sales started last year for the development’s 32 condos, which range from studios to three-bedrooms.

Shared outdoor spaces include a garden lounge with planted seating and picnic areas on the roof of the project’s two-story podium. One of the penthouse units has a gas fireplace and kitchenette on a private terrace. The building also has onsite parking.