Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Tower’s Façade Continues Ascent at 9 DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn

Work is continuing on the topped-out Brooklyn Tower, a 1,066-foot residential supertall at 9 DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn and number six on our December countdown. Designed by SHoP Architects and developed by JDS, the 93-story tower holds the title of the tallest structure in the Outer Boroughs that will yield 150 condominiums, 280 market-rate rentals, 120 affordable rentals, as well as a 100,000-square-foot retail podium bound by Flatbush Avenue Extension to the northeast, Fleet Street to the northwest, and DeKalb Avenue to the south. The Brooklyn Tower complex also includes the refurbishing and repurposing of the landmarked Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn, which is being incorporated into the podium. Douglas Elliman is serving as the exclusive marketing, sales, and leasing agent. Thirty percent of rentals are designated as affordable housing units, and residences for purchase start over 500 feet above street level.

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Conceptual Rendering of the Vale Restoration - Prospect Park Alliance

Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces $40M Fund to Restore the Vale of Cashmere in Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced a $40 million allocation of funds to restore the historic Children’s Pool and the former Rose Garden in Prospect Park’s Vale of Cashmere. The capital fund is the largest single allocation for maintenance, upkeep, and restoration since 1867, when Brooklyn’s most historic park first opened to the public.

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Permits Filed for 857 Lexington Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for a conversion on an existing two-story building into a seven-story residential development at 857 Lexington Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Located between Patchen Avenue and Broadway, the interior lot is three blocks south of the Kosciuszko Street subway station, serviced by the J train. Abraham Gelbstein is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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Rendering of residential towers at 532 Neptune Avenue within the Neptune/Sixth development - Courtesy of Zproekt Architecture

Renderings Reveal Next Phase of Neptune/Sixth at 532 Neptune Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn

Cammeby’s International Group and Rybak Development have revealed the next phase of construction for Neptune/Sixth, an expanding mixed-use community in the heart of Coney Island. Located at 532 Neptune Avenue, this next phase will see the completion of three individual towers comprising a mix of apartments, amenities, ground-floor commercial space, community facilities, and 535 parking spaces.

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Excavation Underway for The Alloy Block at 100 Flatbush Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn

At number 16 on our countdown is The Alloy Block, a multi-tower complex designed and developed by Alloy Development in Downtown Brooklyn. Located along the border with Boerum Hill, the project consists of the 840-foot-tall 80 Flatbush Avenue and the 44-story, 482-foot-tall 100 Flatbush Avenue. Hunter Roberts Construction Group is in charge of building the foundations, and Urban Atelier Group will take over the superstructure work, which will rise from the trapezoidal plot bound by Flatbush Avenue to the northeast, State Street to the southwest, and 3rd Avenue to the northwest.

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