335 E 27 - Carmel Place

Installation of the brick facade is wrapping up at  Monadnock Development's micro unit apartment building at 335 East 27th Street, also known as Carmel Place. The monochromatic facade is composed of grey brick in a gradient of four tones, from dark grey at the tallest northern bay to light grey of the shortest southern bay. Now that  brick installation is complete, the scaffolding that has shrouded the project since the stacking completed has started to come down, revealing the facade.

Designed by nARCHITECTS, the project is the first micro units apartment building in New York and consists of 55 studio apartments for both market rate and affordable tenants. Each apartment is one module, offering 260 to 360 square feet of space. All modules were fabricated at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Completion of the project is slated for sometime this year.

East elevation from First Avenue.

East elevation from First Avenue.

Close-up of the east facade at the upper floors.

East elevation from First Avenue.

Southeast corner.

Close-up of the southeast facade at the upper floors.

Looking up at the south facade.

Southwest corner from Mount Carmel Place.

West elevation from Mount Carmel Place.

Northwest corner from Mount Carmel Place.

North elevation. 

ArchitectnARCHITECTSModule ManufacturerCapsysDeveloperMonadnock DevelopmentProgram: Residential; Location: Kips Bay, New York, NY; Completion: 2016.