"When we look at brick, it is automatically linked to the history of architecture and the history of city making," says Richard Cook, FAIA, Founding Partner of COOKFOX Architects. Brick’s appeal is emotional. It is one of history’s oldest man-made building materials, made from earth and hardened by fire, and it has been central to construction for more than 9,000 years. Ancient mud bricks helped form early settlements, the Great Wall of China was strengthened with billions of fired clay bricks, and Roman builders used brick with arches and concrete to create the first advanced composite structures.
The Willow brings a hand-laid red brick façade to the corner of East 23rd Street and Third Avenue, using masonry not as a throwback but as a way to extend Gramercy’s historic texture into new construction. Designed by COOKFOX Architects and developed by Naftali Group, the 19-story building uses arched bays, divided-light windows, loggias, varied brickwork, and landscaped setbacks to soften its presence and give the façade a human-scaled rhythm.
Closings have recently commenced on its 69 one- to four-bedroom residences feature wide-plank white oak floors, honed quartz kitchens with Miele appliances, and refined baths with radiant heated floors and Waterworks fixtures, while Rockwell Group-designed amenities include a fireplace-lit library, courtyard garden, screening room, Mermaid Room lounge, Glamercy music room, fitness center with sauna, children’s playroom, and roof terrace.
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