The construction crane is almost fully disassembled from The Brooklyn Tower as façade installation is closing in on completion on the 1,066-foot residential supertall at 9 DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by SHoP Architects and developed by JDS Development, the 93-story tower currently stands as the tallest structure in the outer boroughs and is going to have 150 condominium units, 280 market-rate rentals, 120 affordable rental units, and 100,000-square-foot retail podium that would incorporate the landmarked Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn. The first set of homes for purchase will start over 500 feet above street level. Douglas Elliman is serving as the exclusive marketing, sales, and leasing agent for the property, which is bound by Flatbush Avenue Extension to the northeast, Fleet Street to the northwest, and DeKalb Avenue to the south.
Installation of the dark stainless steel, aluminum, and glass façade has continued to progress steadily since our last update in early February and is now closing in on the signature hexagonal crown.
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The crane was gradually disassembled at the end of winter and only a small section of it remains above the podium levels. The missing panels where the temporary crane supports attached to the edifice will soon be filled in.
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
Photographs show the curtain wall reaching just below the final section of mechanical floors and the bet truss levels that help to bind the outer and inner structural stack of floor plates and perimeter columns with the core of the tower. We can expect the façade to finish enclosing the tower by the end of the spring or early summer.
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
Curtain wall installation has yet to begin on the retail podium facing Flatbush Avenue Extension and Fleet Street. The exposed structure features a combination of reinforced concrete and steel framework on the longer eastern side.
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower. Photo by Michael Young
The Brooklyn Tower will yield 100,000 square feet of amenities including a fitness center with an elevated outdoor loggia and recreational space. Residential interiors are designed by AD100 design firm Gachot Studios, with amenity interiors design lead by Krista Ninivaggi of Woods Bagot, and landscape design by HMWhite.
Below is an aerial rendering looking straight down at the roof of the Dime Savings Bank, featuring swimming pools and hot tubs, along with chairs, dining tables, and long rows of landscaping that follow the angled roof geometry. Also seen is an example of a private outdoor terrace on one of the setbacks. Fleet Street and DeKalb Avenue will eventually get new trees, warm-colored stone pavers, and shrubbery, further enhancing the historic architecture of the Dime Savings Bank.
Looking down at the outdoor swimming pool and roof of the Dime Savings Bank. Rendering seen on @thebrooklyntower Instagram
Sales launched in early March and YIMBY last reported that The Brooklyn Tower will begin leasing in mid-2022, and open for occupancy later this year.
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Yes..Brooklyn alone, would be the 4th largest city in the USA.
Nah, it’s a burough.
That’s b-o-rough :)..yes, my attempted point was,if it was its own city, it would be the 4th largest.
The outdoor swimming pool below the tower, that is totally different on color. Facade of the tower was opposites in design to neighbor, next door with its progress help it is the tallest of the town: Thanks to Michael Young.
looks incredible!
Another great SHoP project. This is as nice or nicer than the renderings, a rarity these days. An iconic addition to a growing Brooklyn skyline. Love the dark metal and glass. A very elegant look. The incorporation of the historic DSB building is a wonderful element for both residents and the general public.
Finally we can start taking some off pressure from just midtown and allowing other boroughs to grow. Will probably take a few life times to see this type of growth in the Bronx though.
Sad for us low-rise homeowners. There goes the sun.
I refuse to take you “comment” seriously. My God.
I cannot get enough of the curtain wall. It’s so beautiful. And, the way the building steps up to the pinnacle is just so majestic. Now we have to see that crown.
Curios as to what the gorgeous Dime Bank space will be used for when completed?
Love how they combine the old with the new look so beautifully.
All of you must be new implants to New York if you think so highly of another monstrosity placed like a red pin mark on a, map and I respect that. What I don’t get is how, no one can see the push out of diversity this city once looked upon itself with pride. As these “buildings” go up so does everything around it as this “city” slowly becomes the playground of the rich and the rest of us folks at the bottom are nothing more than the labor force for up keep of such “beautiful buildings” in my opinion the culture and soul of the immigrants, southerners and Caribbean people in these communities of yesteryear is gone. Replaced by those who will never know what New York felt like when it was free, fun and happy.
What you just said is basically the History of New York City, for, like, the last 250 years…. But, well spotted! 🧐
New advertisement,= the best part of Brooklyn is for the wealthy and the rich, low in come earners, = the ruff part,far distance, un affluent neighborhoods, SMH
Brooklyn now has a handsome skyline. This is best looking new tower in the city.