Whether on a ferry or walking through the Belgian block streets of Dumbo, it’s hard not to be impressed by the historic brick facade of Empire Stores on Water Street, a former storehouse for coffee. We were recently given behind the scenes access to the construction site, on a visit led by Navid Maqami, founder and principal architect at S9Architecture, the firm that took over the redevelopment of Empire Stores in the spring of 2014.
S9Architecture has been quietly and steadily influencing the landscape of New York City at Industry City, with Dock72 (the forthcoming WeWork building) and Admiral’s Row at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the New York Wheel on Staten Island and more.
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