BIG ADDS TO GOWANUS’S GROWING SKYLINE WITH 175 THIRD STREET

Developed by Charney Companies and Tavros, and designed in collaboration with dencityworks | architecture, 175 Third Street contributes to the rehabilitation of the Gowanus Canal while supporting the continued evolution of the surrounding industrial Brooklyn neighborhood. The waterfront tower spans over one million sq ft, featuring a public park designed by Field Operations in collaboration with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, an internal stepped courtyard designed by BIG Landscape, and epic views over Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. Arriving at a time when the need for housing in NYC is more urgent than ever, the 27-story building will include over 1,000 residential units, approximately 250 of which will be affordable. “Our design for 175 Third Street in Gowanus is conceived as a three-dimensional neighborhood of building blocks stacked to frame a central park cascading down towards the canal waterfront. The rational volumes are chiseled and chamfered, opening up the corners to create terraces, entrances, and outdoor spaces. The resultant architecture provides a plethora of niches for all forms of life – urban and intimate, public and private – within and around.” – Bjarke Ingels, Founder & Creative Director, BIG