Inside 144 Vanderbilt, a Millennial Pink Apartment Building in Brooklyn
Set to open in 2025, an eye-catching building on the corner of Vanderbilt and Myrtle Avenues that’s a pale shade of pink that’s popular with millennials, will transform Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood—and Robb Report got a first look inside.
The eight-story mixed-use building, an asymmetric assemblage of cubic volumes interrupted by huge picture windows, balconies and negative spaces, is a collaboration between real estate developer Tankhouse and award-winning architecture firm SO–IL. The third in a series of Brooklyn condominium projects, 144 Vanderbilt joins 9 Chapel and 450 Warren, which are in Boerum Hill and Gowanus, respectively.
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The forthcoming Fort Greene development will house retail space on the ground level and a total of 26 residences, 21 of which have a unique floor plan and each with a private outdoor space, plus over 11,000 square feet of communal amenities. Prices for the two-bedroom units start at $1.95 million, while the three-bedroom options begin at $2.37 million, and four-bedroom spreads and townhomes start at $3.75 million. Sales and marketing are being handled by Douglas Elliman.
“At 144 Vanderbilt, we’re looking to reinvent standards for city living and build a community within a community,” explained Sam Alison-Mayne, co-founder at Tankhouse. “The building’s unconventional design by SO–IL goes beyond its inventive appearance, it’s thoughtfully constructed to allow for unique floor plans, natural light, greenery, and shared outdoor spaces that bring the community to life.”
The distinctive structure’s fluted, pale pink exterior is made from precast concrete panels, and the design makes a conscious effort to be energy-efficient, including with open-air staircases and breezeways that allow for cross ventilation that helps to minimize the need for air conditioning. In addition, 144 Vanderbilt is fully electric and is the first building not just in New York City but in the whole of the U.S. to have a QAHV electric hot water system that uses carbon dioxide as a natural refrigerant.
The interiors of the homes will feature white oak plank flooring and soaring high ceilings, some reaching upwards of 19 feet in some of the duplex residences. The units will also sport state-of-the-art kitchens with custom Nordic chestnut and matte lacquer cabinetry, Blue Fusion stone countertops, a Dusk Grey undermount sink, brushed nickel fixtures, and appliances from Bosch. In the bathrooms, you’ll find warm gray porcelain tiles on the walls and floors, along with a custom-crafted stone vanity, a brushed nickel rain shower, and Jasper Morrison-designed glass and aluminum sconces.
The building’s suite of perks affords residents a vibrant coworking space and lounge, a game room, a movie theater, and a private dining suite, as well as access to a light-filled fitness center and a secret sky garden on the sixth floor with views that stretch from Downtown Brooklyn to the East River and Manhattan.
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