Rendering of 14 White Street via DXA Studio
Owing to its location in the Tribeca East Historic District, the team behind 14 White Street required permission from the Landmarks Preservation Commission before they could proceed with the project. These hearings can get contentious, but that was not the case this time: Landmarks unanimously and enthusiastically approved a certificate of appropriateness, and one member of the committee even went so far as to predict that the building could achieve individual landmark status one day. It's a little soon to see if that will come to pass though – a recent visit shows that the building has just reached its full 85-foot height.
14 White Street (foreground) via CityRealty
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The seven-story building has risen on a vacant triangular lot said to be a legacy of the southern extension of Sixth Avenue. A collaborative effort between DXA Studio and NAVA led to a design with a contemporary metal envelope said to establish a dialogue with neighboring cast-iron buildings, with similar proportions and textures as many of its neighbors. However, the new building is not all style and no substance; it will meet Passive House standards. The large windows will be high-performance, and a continuously insulated bronze rain screen envelope will go beneath the metal-clad exterior.
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Upon completion, the building will have 3,000 square feet of grade-level retail space and 10 apartments ranging from 1,200-square-foot two-bedrooms to 4,000-square-foot four-bedrooms. An offering plan has not yet been submitted, but CityRealty data reports that the average price of a Tribeca two-bedroom is over $6.56 million. Completion is estimated for the first quarter of 2019.
Construction shots via CityRealty
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