60 Water Street

{{Infobox building

| name = 60 Water Street

| image = 60 Water Street seen from Water Street.jpg

| building_type = Mixed use

| address = 60 Water Street, Dumbo

| location = Brooklyn, New York

| coordinates = {{coord|40.7033|-73.9916|display=inline,title}}

| client = Two Trees Management Co. LLC

| architect = Thomas Leeser, Ismael Leyva

| opened = Spring, 2015

| cost = $150 million

| floor_area ={{convert|350,000|sqft|abbr=on}}

| parking = three levels of underground parking

| website = {{URL|http://60water.com/}}

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60 Water Street is a 17-story mixed-use building in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City.{{cite web|author1=Ronda Kaysen|title=Where Shiny Meets Gritty Dumbo Rental Has Its Critics|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/realestate/dumbo-rental-has-its-critics.html|work=New York Times|access-date=23 July 2015|date=January 16, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Tour 60 Water, Dumbo's New Mass of Un-Dumbo-Like Rentals|url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/04/14/tour_60_water_dumbos_new_mass_of_undumbolike_rentals.php|publisher=NY Curbed|access-date=23 July 2015|date=April 14, 2015}} 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.{{cn|date=August 2015}}

References

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  • [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/realestate/transforming-a-brooklyn-neighborhood-with-new-condos.html NEW YORK TIMES: DUMBO Roars – Transforming Dumbo, a Brooklyn Neighborhood, With New Condos]