60 Water Street

40°42′12″N 73°59′30″W / 40.7033°N 73.9916°W / 40.7033; -73.9916OpenedSpring, 2015Cost$150 millionClientTwo Trees Management Co. LLCTechnical detailsFloor area350,000 sq ft (33,000 m²)Design and constructionArchitect(s)Thomas Leeser, Ismael LeyvaOther informationParkingthree level underground parkingWebsite60water.com

60 Water Street is a 17-story mixed-use building in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn in New York City.^[1][2] Designed by Ismael Leyva and Leeser Architecture, the mixed use building is located right next to the Brooklyn Bridge and features many sustainable considerations. The building envelope design uses pattern at two scales to enliven the surface of the residential tower project. Finished in Spring 2015, the building utilizes its staggered towers to create green features including a low-intensive green roof and a garden roof deck overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge.

Description

The building is composed of a three-level underground public parking garage; 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space along Water Street; a full-floor, 45,000-square-foot public middle school to serve 300 students; and 220,000 square feet of rental apartments, 20% of which is designated for affordable housing.

Awards

2014 Asia Property Award for Best Commercial Architectural Design.^{[citation needed]}

References

• NEW YORK TIMES: DUMBO Roars - Transforming Dumbo, a Brooklyn Neighborhood, With New Condos

External links

Green spaces and plazasEducationReligionCulture

Performance venues	Brooklyn Academy of Music Mark Morris Dance Center Theatre for a New Audience
Restaurants	Brooklyn Fare Gage and Tollner Junior's
Museums	New York Transit Museum

Other buildingsTransportation

Subway stations	Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center Borough Hall/Court Street DeKalb Avenue Hoyt Street Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets Jay Street–MetroTech Nevins Street
Streets	Abolitionist Place Albee Square Atlantic Avenue DeKalb Avenue Flatbush Avenue Fulton Street Times Plaza

GovernmentRelated topics