Residential Complex Over the Waterfront in Brooklyn. The East River forms islets, tributaries, and peninsulas as it meanders between the coastlines of four of New York’s five boroughs. As long as the structures adhere to the criteria for a 100-year flood-plain, these unexpectedly saltwater banks, which have historically served as ports for the national and international shipping routes docking in the Big Apple, are great real estate. The first developed areas were in Manhattan, which has a dense population of brick public housing, steel and glass skyscrapers, and esplanade parks surrounded by seawalls. Queens adopted a similar strategy, emphasizing residential buildings with unimpeded views of the Manhattan skyline that provided picturesque urban sunsets.
However, Brooklyn is leading the way in luxurious waterfront living thanks to its innovative architecture. Moreover, it gives inhabitants a distinctive skyline to be proud of. Towers, parks, and even some beaches have made northern Brooklyn one of the hottest markets for young professionals, generationally wealthy coeds, and even the occasional celebrity (Adam Driver, Patrick Wilson) since the residential rezoning of the Greenpoint and Williamsburg coasts in 2005. Eagle + West, a ground-up, 860,700-square-foot complex of high-end, market-rate, and affordable rental apartments by OMA (architecture), Marmol Radziner (public and amenity spaces), and Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners (apartment interiors), is now situated on the bulbous landmass where it meets Queens at Newtown Creek. Its construction is helping to contribute to a renewed relationship with its misnomer estuary. Residential Complex
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