Alloy on John Street

Last week Mayor Bloomberg "<a href="http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/news/press-releases/mayor-bloomberg-announces-approval">Announce[d] Approval of Development That Will Allow for Expansion and Funding of Brooklyn Bridge Park</a>." Specifically this headline is referring to a 47-unit, 100,000-sf development at 1 John Street in DUMBO. The development team is comprised of <a href="http://www.alloyllc.com/">Alloy Development</a> and <a href="http://www.moncon.com/">Monadnock Construction</a>, though the press release linked above does not indicate the architect responsible for the design.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nycmayorsoffice/9411269198/" title="John Street_1_Credit Alloy by nycmayorsoffice, on Flickr"><img alt="John Street_1_Credit Alloy" height="481" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2852/9411269198_da4229d532_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />[All photos via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nycmayorsoffice">nycmayorsoffice Flickr account</a> | Image: Alloy Development]<br /><br />A hint at who is responsible for the building design can be found in Alloy Development, which has Jared Della Valle (formerly of Della Valle Bernheimer Architecture) <a href="http://www.alloyllc.com/about/key-personnel">as its President</a>. DVB undertook projects as both architect and developer, a situation that seems to have precipitated the split into Alloy and <a href="http://bernheimerarchitecture.com/">Bernheimer Architecture</a>—the former focused on development and the latter on architecture. So is 1 John Street's boxy and glassy design the product of Alloy Development itself? I'd wager it is (a sentiment <a href="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130731/REAL_ESTATE/130739963">echoed by Crains</a>).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nycmayorsoffice/9411266604/" title="John Street_2_Credit Alloy by nycmayorsoffice, on Flickr"><img alt="John Street_2_Credit Alloy" height="504" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7442/9411266604_08ef99168b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />[Image: Alloy Development]<br /><br />Alloy certainly isn't alone in developing and designing substantial residential developments. DDG comes to mind as one developer/architect making its stamp on New York City, with projects in <a href="http://ddgpartners.com/#/11/41-bond">NoHo</a> and the <a href="http://ddgpartners.com/#/9/345meatpacking">Meatpacking District</a> in particular. Naturally, with Alloy's location in Brooklyn they are focusing on developments in that borough; one standout is the nearby <a href="http://www.dumbotownhouses.com/">Dumbo Townhouses</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nycmayorsoffice/9411264720/" title="John Street_3_Credit Alloy by nycmayorsoffice, on Flickr"><img alt="John Street_3_Credit Alloy" height="351" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5494/9411264720_ab1ec09487_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />[Image: Alloy Development] <br /><br />It's worth comparing Alloy's design for 1 John Street with the other 10 developer entries in the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation's RFP for the site, <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/05/30/which_of_these_11_condos_should_grace_the_bk_waterfront.php">which can be seen at Curbed</a>. Alloy's winning entry is Team 11. In addition to the 47 residential units, the proposal includes ground floor retail and a branch of the Brooklyn Children's Museum.

Alloy on John Street

Last week Mayor Bloomberg " Announce[d] Approval of Development That Will Allow for Expansion and Funding of Brooklyn Bridge Park ....

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