Downtown Brooklyn Updates: The Amberly & The Ace Hotel

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The team behind the new 33-story, 270-unit luxury rental building coming to 120 Nassau Street recently launched a website with renderings and information about the soon-to-open tower.

Developed by AmTrust Realty Corp and designed by the architecture studio Woods Bagot, The Amberly will offer studios up to three-bedroom apartments, some units with private outdoor space. Rents will range from $2,100 for studios; $3,100 for one-bedrooms; $5,500 for two-bedrooms; and $8,800 for three-bedrooms.

Each residential unit will have nine-foot-high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, in-unit  washers and dryers, and high-end finishes including custom walnut cabinetry and Caesarstone countertops.

Amenities include a ninth-floor lounge with a wraparound sundeck, landscaped terrace, grills and an area for outdoor dining, a co-working lounge, a fitness center, bike storage, a 24-hour attended lobby, private driveway, and valet parking. The Amberly will also feature a 10,000-square-foot public plaza with tables and chairs and a tree canopy providing shade.

The building also boasts The Overlook, a sky lounge occupying the entire 33rd floor offering panoramic views and outdoor entertaining space. The Overlook will be available to all tenants at no extra charge.

Construction on the project located on the corner of Nassau and Jay Streets, is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. Leasing is slated to begin later this summer.

To learn more check out theamberlybk.com.

In other Downtown Brooklyn development news, the 13-story, 285-room hotel project under construction at 61 Bond Street will be an Ace Hotel, New York YIMBY reports.

Developed by GFI Hospitality and GFI Development Company, the trendy hotel was designed by Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors with Stonehill & Taylor Architects as the architect of record. The project recently reached its halfway mark, according to the real estate website.

Located on the corner of Schermerhorn, the address of the new Ace Hotel will be 266 Schermerhorn Street. As reported last year, the 157,000-square-foot development will feature retail space and a restaurant on the ground floor as well as a hotel lobby bar, coffee shop, and a winter garden. Rooms will start on the third floor, according to YIMBY, and the building will also feature offices and a fitness center.

A completion date has not been scheduled yet for the boutique hotel. The project will likely top off later this summer, according to YIMBY, and could be completed in the first half of 2019.