Carter's Review

This very handsome, 5-story building at 66 Water Street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn was erected in 1910 and has 23 rental apartments. 

The building, which is known as Dumbo Lofts, is owned by Two Trees. 

James Corner Field Operations was the landscape architect. 

The building has ground-floor retail and is on a cobblestone street close to the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge. 

It is also adjacent to the large new residential development at 60 Water Street, also owned by Two Trees, that is distinguished by its thin, vertical steel fins that are angular.  That building, which was completed in 2015, was designed by Lesser Architects and Ismael Levy.

Bottom Line

This low-rise, red-brick building near the Brooklyn Bridge is very handsome despite missing its shutters and is on a cobblestone street with a few, large apartments.

Description

The building once had shutters above the first floor and its façade has attractive cross tie-backs. 

Its ground floor has a very attractive dark cast-iron façade with a colonnade and some ledges.  Some of the retail spaces have step-up entrances. 

The building has a very attractive, free-form garden.

Amenities

The building has a live-in superintendent, storage and a bicycle room. Pets are allowed.

Apartments

Some of the units have dark wooden posts.

Apartment C is a one-bedroom unit with 1,850 square feet with an entry into a 14-foot-long dining room next to a 15-foot-long office and a 15-foot-long kitchen with an island next to a 45-foot-long living room. 

Apartment D is a one-bedroom unit with 1,502 square feet with a 35-foot-long living room, a 15-foot-wide-hoe office and a 15-foot-wide open kitchen with an island. 

Apartment A is a one-bedroom with a 32-foot-long living room, a large entry foyer, a 12-foot-wide kitchen with a breakfast bar and a 12-foot-wide home office.