One Clinton
At the intersection of Downtown Brooklyn and the historic Brooklyn Heights brownstones, One Clinton straddles New York City’s different scales and users. A minimalist, gridded facade clad in limestone and bronze gives the building an elegant presence within the varied urban context.
One Clinton’s distinct shape comes from its triangular footprint, its three faces address different parts of the city.
Original design sketch
Façade design study
Three faces address different parts of the city: the harbor to the southwest, Manhattan’s Midtown to the north, and brownstone Brooklyn to the east.
The Brooklyn Public Library’s New Cadman Plaza branch occupies the ground floor with 26,620-square-feet of flexible space and a 20 ft ceiling. This library has its own entrance on Cadman Plaza, in dialogue with the civic scale of the federal and state courts and Borough Hall.
In addition to the residential lobby, the Brooklyn Public Library’s New Cadman Plaza branch occupies the ground floor with 26,620 square feet of flexible space and a 20 foot ceiling. This library has its own entrance on Cadman Plaza, in dialogue with the civic scale of the federal and state courts and Borough Hall.
The four-story volume along Clinton Street ties the tall tower to brownstone-based Brooklyn. The ground level is activated by residential lobby, two retail spaces, and an entry to a below-grade community facility. The forty story, 134-unit residential condominium rises above, visible from every corner of the neighborhood, the Brooklyn Bridge, and from Lower Manhattan.
- Location
- Brooklyn, New York
- Client
- Hudson Companies Inc (Cadman Associates LLC) Brooklyn Public Library
- Typology
- Residential, Commercial, Public, Institutional, Residential Market
- Size
- 407, 907 SF
- Design Team
- Jonathan Marvel, Lissa So, Jason Jimenez, Tim Fryatt, Erik Chu, David Jackowski, Siyuan Ye, Wook Kang, Teo Quintana, Paul Chan, Jerry Lai, Mitch Crowder
- Consultants
- DeNardis Engineering( Structural Engineer ) | Cosentini (MEP) | AKRF (Geotech / Environmental Engineer) | Vidaris, Inc (Façade Consultant) | Design- 2147 (Code Consultant) | Van Deusen & Associates (Vertical Transportation)| Philip Habib (Civil Engineer) | Steven Winter Associates (Accessibility Review) | Robert Schwarts Associate (Spec Writer) | Eremos Acoustical Consulting (Acoustics) | Consenti Lighting (Lighting) | Dland Studio (Landscape) | Studio DB (Interior Design) |
- Awards
- ULI New York Winner: Excellence in Market-Rate Housing Development
- Photography Credits
- © David Sundberg, ESTO
- Rendering Credits
- Kilograph, The Boundary
