144 Vanderbilt

Written By Serhii Chrucky
144 Vanderbilt pink scalloped precast facade on the Fort Greene corner, by SO-IL, Brooklyn - architectural photographer New York

Design Architect: SO–IL
Architect of Record: Kane A|UD
Developer: Tankhouse
Landscape Architect: Watson Salembier
Structural Engineer: Silman
MEP Engineer: ABS
Envelope Engineer: Entuitive
Location: Brooklyn, NY

144 Vanderbilt is the third Brooklyn multifamily project SO–IL designed with Tankhouse, following 450 Warren and 9 Chapel. The exterior is clad in scalloped pink precast concrete panels, sandblasted and acid washed to reveal the aggregate. The color stands out against the brownstone and red brick around it. Located on a corner lot in Fort Greene, the building exploits a zoning condition that permits extra volume, which is given over to private open space rather than sellable interior. Because the building steps in and out as it rises, it creates a set of communal outdoor spaces: a secluded backyard, a central courtyard, and an elevated public square. The hallways run outside rather than through an enclosed interior corridor, open to air and daylight. Each of the 26 condominium residences has a private terrace. The same staggering that carves out those terraces shapes the facade.

144 Vanderbilt rising in pink above brick rowhouses along Myrtle Avenue, by SO-IL, Brooklyn - architectural photographer New York
 
144 Vanderbilt stepped pink facade over a white-tiled base with red entry doors, by SO-IL, Brooklyn - architectural photographer New York
 
144 Vanderbilt open-air exterior walkway with a Manhattan skyline view, by SO-IL, Brooklyn - architectural photographer New York
 
144 Vanderbilt stepped pink corner massing with stacked private terraces, by SO-IL, Brooklyn - architectural photographer New York
 
144 Vanderbilt scalloped pink precast concrete panel showing sandblasted aggregate, by SO-IL, Brooklyn - architectural photographer New York
 
144 Vanderbilt central courtyard with terraced planting beds from above, landscape by Watson Salembier - architectural photographer New York
 
144 Vanderbilt upper pink facade with recessed loggia terraces and green windows, by SO-IL, Brooklyn - architectural photographer New York
 
144 Vanderbilt gray gridded tile meeting pink scalloped precast at a corner, by SO-IL, Brooklyn - architectural photographer New York
 
144 Vanderbilt curved white-tiled base and storefront glazing with pedestrians on the sidewalk, by SO-IL, - architectural photographer New York
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