90 Luquer Street is a converted townhouse sited on an irregularly shaped lot at the edge of Carroll Gardens, abutting the Brooklyn Battery tunnel. This site condition creates a unique 3 sided building that caps the end of the block, with each facade facing a different streetscape, scale, and traffic condition. The Luquer Street facade continues the historic residential fabric at a lower 2 story scale before the building sets back to a 3rd story facing the Gowanus Expressway, while the middle facade transitions between the two utilizing diagonally ascending windows.The building materials include a grey ‘Fibre-C’ cement-fiber board; open-joint rain screen system, ‘Knight’ thermally isolated hanging system; Roxul mineral-wool insulation; and triple-pane windows, utilized for noise reduction from the expressway.This project was honored to be included in the book: ‘NEW YORK 2020: Architecture and Urbanism at the Beginning of a New Century’ by Robert A.M.Stern, D.Fishman, & J.Tilove.
90 Luquer Street Townhouse
March 30, 2026