7 Bell Slip, Greenpoint Landing

Client Park Tower Group, L+M Development Partners
Location New York City, NY
Status Completed in 2017

7 Bell Slip creates 93 permanently affordable residential units in a 6-story building of red brick and black metal.

7 Bell Slip was the first residential building to be built as part of the new Greenpoint Landing development in Brooklyn. Located on 22-acres of waterfront in Brooklyn, Greenpoint Landing transformed a formerly industrial area into a new multi-building development. The plan reestablished the neighborhood’s waterfront connection through the creation of new streets, new housing, new waterfront parks, and a new public school, all designed to integrate into Greenpoint’s already thriving, diverse community.

7 Bell Slip is a 6-story building on a newly energized Commercial Street, at the intersection of Franklin Street. It contains 93 permanently affordable residential units, 2,500 square feet of ground level retail, and a private landscaped garden. The building is a mix of brick and exposed steel, and includes expansive casement windows, evoking the factory buildings of historic Greenpoint.

The red brick for the building has horizontal and vertical accent bands that provide articulation. The basic field brick was carefully selected to be in keeping with the character of the existing industrial buildings in the Brooklyn waterfront; it is a slightly irregular and hard fired in a carousel kiln. Given this process, each brick develops its own rich color tonality ranging from red through brown and some purple.

The courtyard is inspired by the local river ecology. A meandering path defines a central grassy hill, while an oval terrace sits among a grove of birch trees, and layered perimeter plantings screen views to and from adjacent apartments and the street.

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We designed three other 100% affordable buildings at Greenpoint Landing, including 5 Blue Slip.

Awards

2019 SARA New York Design Award - Society of American Registered Architects New York 2018 SARA National Design Award - Society of American Registered Architects National Building Brooklyn Award, Residential Affordable - Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

Scope

Design Architect Architect of Record Interior Designer

Project Team

Gary Handel, Antonio Donofrio, Mindy Shields, Esteban Penzo, Ka Man, Mat Leung

Photography

Lester Ali Field Condition