Carter's Review

This 6-story, mid-block building at 190 Green Street in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn was built in 2005 and has 10 condominium apartments.

It was erected by Michael Zakutney and designed by MDIM Architects.

It is known as The Glass House on Green Street.

Bottom Line

A low-rise, mid-block, Rubik’s Cube building with a limited palette with an alternating geometry and deeply inset flanks that almost hint at a Corbu inspiration.

Description

The building’s street façade is highlighted by four red-colored “bands” above a recessed one-story base with one-half of each dark red railings, probably of wood, and the other half dark red stucco spandrels. 

Behind the railings are double-height, deeply recessed windows.

The stucco bands alternate in their vertical positioning and in their middle have a red wall where the windows are recessed. 

The center portion of the façade is flush with the building line and is flanked by the large, double-height windows that are thinly fairly in white material at the building’s sides. 

The sixth level is largely setback but does not have a clear glass railing as indicated in early renderings.

The ground floor has a thin column supporting the 2^nd floor.

Amenities

The building has a gym, a roof deck, covered parking space, storage, video security, a punch-key security system, and a laundry.

Apartments

Apartment 502 is a two-bedroom unit with a 25-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen, a 13-foot-wide balcony and stairs to a 14-foot-wide loft.

The 6^th floor apartment is a two-bedroom unit with a 27-foot-wide living room with an open kitchen and a 33-foot-wide terrace.

Apartment 401 is a two-bedroom unit with 1,400 square feet with a 21-foot-wide, double-height living/dining room and an open kitchen, a balcony, and stairs to a 23-foot-wide mezzanine.

Apartment 501 is a two-bedroom unit with 1,044 square feet with a 17-foot-wide mezzanine and a double-height living/dining room with an open kitchen and a 17-foot-wide balcony.