The main ‘functional gripe’ I have about this building is the compromised water front, and NYC skyline views. Most of the interior office windows are blocked by a brick wall dotted with small openings through which one can only get a “keyhole” glimpse of either the river, or the Manhattan skyline.
One of my many other criticisms have to do the space between the glass & brick wall; loss of usable space, high maintenance issues with all that greenery, and simply looks like a difficult space to navigate for cleaning the glass or changing light fixtures, dusting, etc. Poor O&M planning in general.
I admit, these are all picayune criticisms - but they are legit functional flaws.
If I were comparing office rental options between this building & and any of the many other near by options: this building would come out as the last choice on my list.
There is a lot wrong with the factory building from both an aesthetic & functional standpoint. I am always glad to agree, to disagree - so thanks for your comment.
I don’t think functional is the right term to be using because that refers to how the building is used, not how it is upkept and maintained.
Almost none of the floors align with the small opening in the original facade, so not only would that have been a headache to coordinate without every floor basically being a different height, those few windows would not be accessible for people to look out either way if they were half way up the floor for instance.
Loss of usable space can’t be used in this instance if zoning was used to the full extent, that means no usable space was lost because the building just went vertical instead.
Either way, especially when it comes to adaptive reuse projects, maintenance and upkeep is considered throughout the whole process. Things you see as being flaws or difficulties have already been thought out. But yes, let’s agree, to disagree, thanks .
Only a small portion of scaffolding remains on the podium portion where the construction elevator was for the taller tower, otherwise it looks like all other 3 sides have had their sidewalks fully opened. Now we just have to wait for the biggest tower, which I wouldn’t doubt that it will also not look as it did in the renders.
Still trying to sell postcards at Brick Arts but I think I’m probably going to be taking a bath on these. Marquee architecture isn’t selling too well even on paper. My best seller is an image of a car washe in Crown Heights. Go figure.
So we started in the northern section which is a large amenity space for the tenants. And the other half is unleased space. There’s an elevator from the lobby right to the very top so it’s very accessible. I wish I had a better camera but I think I did alright conveying the enormity of the spaces and the views!
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