New renderings have been revealed for 1720 Atlantic Avenue, a 13-story mixed-use development on the northern border of Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Designed by IMC Architecture and developed by Bermuda Realty, the 360,000-square-foot project will yield 278 rental units, with 70 dedicated to affordable housing. The complex will also include 50,427 square feet of commercial space and 17,421 square feet for community facilities. The 48,300-square-foot property is bounded by Atlantic Avenue to the north, Michael Griffith Street to the south, and Schenectady Avenue to the east.
The renderings preview a sprawling superstructure with a multifaceted massing incorporating a mix of envelope materials. The lower levels will be clad in red brick, with floor-to-ceiling windows spanning the first two stories for the retail space. Above, the brick façade will bevel inward around a grid of loggia balconies across the entire fenestration. A series of stepped setbacks between the fifth and eighth floors will create additional space for terraces, behind which will rise a rectangular volume with a gray metal façade. The final levels are shown positioned at the northeast corner and will feature the same gray cladding framing more expansive floor-to-ceiling glass.
IMC Architecture’s website describes the development as consisting of two buildings, despite the unified appearance in the renderings.
1720 Atlantic Avenue. Rendering courtesy of IMC Architecture.
1720 Atlantic Avenue. Rendering courtesy of IMC Architecture.
1720 Atlantic Avenue. Rendering courtesy of IMC Architecture.
The following rendering previews the commercial frontage and the new tree-lined sidewalks that will surround the property.
1720 Atlantic Avenue. Rendering courtesy of IMC Architecture.
The property is currently occupied by a one-story strip mall with 56 parking spots, as seen in the below Google Street View image.
1720 Atlantic Avenue. Image via Google Maps.
The New York City Council approved the project in December 2025. The development will join the wave of new construction transforming Atlantic Avenue, bringing thousands of new housing units to the former low-density industrial area.
The nearest subways from the ground-up development are the A and C trains at the Utica Avenue station to the north.
1720 Atlantic Avenue is projected to cost $172.5 million. A construction timeline has yet to be announced.
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“Sprawling” may have some negative connotations, but I think this development brings much positive energy to the neighborhood, and obviously a huge improvement over the existing strip mall/parking lot.
Looks great. Just as a reminder, no one 25-30 could have imagined something like this would EVER come to that area. Incredible stuff.
25-30 YEARS AGO
While it’s not great to lose so many businesses, except for evil Dollar Tree, the land is completely underutilized and this redevelopment is exactly what the boroughs need to be doing.
Totally agree. We need more of these new developments building more homes and making better use of the land
This an architectural symphony blossoming upon the horizon to usurp the dollar tree, yet still offer integrated retail at street level in a more symbiotic blend to the neighborhood, bravo & amen to all involved in it’s creation.👍🌷🍀☀️🌳🪷
why do there need to be three disparate architectures in one building?
No way!!! They shutting down the whole strip? So where is the residents of weeksville suppose to do without that lil shopping area.
Are you for real?
They’re gonna put a grocery store at the bottom of the building most likely but if we’re being realistic the Weeksville residents will probably get priced out of that supermarket
Looks excellent for the area
That strip mall is literally the armpit of Brooklyn, good riddance. However, I will miss my free parking when taking my kid to Soccer Roof…
The neighborhood is going to have so many more people walking their dogs now and being noisy in the track a few blocks up. Louder than the baseball players most likely I fear….