More Happenings
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Jared's Hudson River Valley Home featured in Design Within Reach Magazine.
The design intent for the home was driven by the high sustainability standards of Della Valle’s own children. Careful siting, passive construction strategies and the composition of natural, modest materials ensure the house requires little maintenance, allowing the family more time to enjoy their weekends together.
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Alloy Plans to Create the Most Sustainable Block in Downtown Brooklyn.
The first phase of Alloy’s full block development in Downtown Brooklyn will include the city’s first all-electric residential tower and first passive house public schools. With a view towards a carbon-free future, both buildings will be designed with state-of-the art building systems to dramatically reduce energy consumption and related carbon emissions.
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Alloy and Brooklyn Community Foundation's A Better Brooklyn Fund Featured in Fast Company
Alloy has seeded A Better Brooklyn Fund which is a donor-advised philanthropic fund managed by the Brooklyn Community Foundation that will establish a new model for equitable development practices that support neighboring communities and create opportunities for new residents to contribute to the well-being of their neighborhoods to make Brooklyn a better place for all.
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Alloy's Annual Service Day at Khalil Gibran International Academy
The Alloy team spent the afternoon with our friends at Khalil Gibran International Academy adding soil and plants to planters and prepping for a mural to be installed in the basketball court. Everyone enjoyed the afternoon outside and the opportunity to meet students and educators at the school.
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Demolition is now underway in Downtown Brooklyn.
Demolition in full swing over at Alloy's full block development in Downtown Brooklyn and will continue through the end of the year. We are excited to see the site transform over time.
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A Green Shed grows at 168 Plymouth.
Alloy and Future Greens concept behind the Green Shed was literally a play on the inevitable "green sidewalk shed" transforming it into a giant planter box. We live and work in Dumbo, understanding the impact construction can have on a neighborhood, we feel responsible to improve the quality of street life. The planters and plant material will be relocated to the common roof deck upon completion.
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Demolition begins at 168 Plymouth Street!
We are excited to announce that demolition has started and it has revealed the brick and timber bones of the historic structures. Soon these beautiful buildings will become lofts for living.
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Jared Della Valle elevated to AIA College of Fellows!
We are proud to announce that our CEO Jared Della Valle has been elevated into the AIA College of Fellows. The honor is granted to architects who have made significant contributions to the profession and society and who exemplify architectural excellence. Jared is noted for expanding the role of the architect through innovation of practice.
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Office outing to Dia: Beacon
The team headed upstate for annual winter festivities with a visit to Dia: Beacon to be inspired by the works of Richard Serra, Dan Flavin, Michael Heizer, Sol Lewitt, Donald Judd and countless others.
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Alloy wins top prize at Center for Architecture pumpkin carving competition
The Center for Architecture hosted its third-annual Pumpkitecture! Architectural Pumpkin Carving Competition, on Halloween. Twenty NYC-based design firms (and the Center for Architecture home team) competed, with Alloy taking the top prize (i.e., the Pritzkerpumpkin) for its smoking, jack-in-the-box pumpkin. Congrats to all who participated!
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City Council approves Alloy’s full-block development in Downtown Brooklyn
The New York City Council approved the rezoning of Alloy’s full-block development in Downtown Brooklyn, culminating a 24-month long ULURP process. The block will include market-rate and affordable apartments, two public schools, office space, and retail. For project updates, email info@alloyllc.com.
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LPC approves residential conversion of 168 Plymouth, Alloy’s next project in DUMBO
The Landmarks and Preservation Committee unanimously approved proposed work for 168 Plymouth, a conversion of two historic structures – one a brick and timber warehouse, the other a concrete daylight factory - into contemporary lofts with new penthouse additions. Alloy is incredibly proud to be working on its fifth project in the DUMBO Historic District. For updates, email info@alloyllc.com.
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Alloy Supports the Addition of a Permanent Public Pool in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Alloy along with Monadnock Construction, DLJ Partners and Midtown Equities are thrilled to support and dedicate funds to bring a public pool to Brooklyn Bridge Park. This much-loved public amenity will serve not only the immediate neighborhoods but the entire borough and beyond. We look forward to taking a swim when it opens and continue our investment in the communities that we live and work in.
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Alloy Partners with Fifth Avenue Committee to Spearhead Affordable Housing Component of 80 Flatbush Project in Downtown Brooklyn
Fifth Avenue Committee (FAC) will develop and co-own the project’s 200 units of permanently affordable housing along with Alloy, and oversee the marketing, leasing, and operation of the affordable housing. FAC is one of Brooklyn’s oldest and most well respected affordable housing developers, and we look forward to working together to provide affordable homes that address local need.
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City Planning Commission certifies 80 Flatbush to begin the Uniform Land Use Review Process
We are excited to announce CPC’s Certification for 80 Flatbush, a mixed-use development of five buildings, old and new, that includes two new public schools, affordable and market-rate housing, office space, retail and a cultural center. The 80 Flatbush ULURP application was developed over the past 18 months and informed by more than 100 meetings with local stakeholders.
