Boddewyn Gaynor Architects Designs Upgrades Brooklyn's Whale Building

Boddewyn Gaynor Architects, D.P.C., is renovating a 400,000-plus-square-foot former industrial building on the waterfront in Brooklyns Sunset Park.

The property, known as the Brooklyn Whale Building, is a seven-floor, full-block structure being repositioned for commercial tenants in fields such as media, technology and creative arts.

Given the growing vitality of the Brooklyn waterfront and its huge importance in New York Citys economy, this property is among the Sunset Park communitys most significant assets, said Michele Boddewyn, president of the architectural firm.

The upgrades the firm has designed include canopies that highlight the main entrance and two secondary entrances along the buildings 600-foot faade; a new lobby with concierge desk, newsstand, and sweet shop, and restroom facilities for visitors; energy-efficient replacement windows; and infrastructure improvements to support the new tenancy. The architects also are studying possible reorientation of truck loading docks to facilitate better ADA access and vehicular flow, and they are reviewing proposed tenant improvements for code compliance.

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Boddewyn Gaynor Architects Designs Upgrades Brooklyn's Whale Building