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Jeanne Gang’s first residential tower in NYC tops out in Downtown Brooklyn
Images courtesy of Studio Gang The first residential tower in New York City designed by Jeanne Gang’s Studio Gang topped out this week in Downtown Brooklyn. Reaching 620 feet tall, 11 Hoyt Street will...
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VIDEO: See the city’s highest rooftop pool get lifted 680 feet atop supertall...
Rendering courtesy of Williams New York/Extell The tallest residential building in Brooklyn was crowned this week with the highest infinity pool in the Western Hemisphere. A video released by Extell...
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Waitlist opens for ‘affordable’ units at Pacific Park’s modular tower, from...
Via Flickr A rental tower in Brooklyn’s long-plagued Pacific Park development is currently accepting applications for its affordable housing waitlist. The 363-unit building at 461 Dean Street opened...
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Temporary “pop-up park” opens at future site of Willoughby Square Park
Images courtesy of EDC As plans for a permanent park at Willoughby Square go forward, a temporary green space at the same site has opened to the public. The 15,000-square-foot “pop-up park” will...
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Historic Downtown Brooklyn townhouse with strong abolitionist ties in danger...
Image via Google Maps Just across the street from Willoughby Park, where the city is planning a memorial to commemorate the abolitionist history of Downtown Brooklyn, the townhouse at 227 Duffield...
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Boerum Hill residents sue to undo 80 Flatbush rezoning as tower plans advance
Rendering via Alloy Development and Luxigon. Nearly a year after the New York City Council voted to approve 80 Flatbush, a five-building mixed-use development in Downtown Brooklyn, a group of Boerum...
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Plans filed to replace historic abolitionist home in Downtown Brooklyn with a...
Image via Google Maps Despite a series of last-minute preservation attempts after demolition plans for 227 Duffield Street were filed with the city’s Department of Buildings in June, the 19th-century...
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Updated design revealed for long-awaited Willoughby Square Park in Downtown...
Rendering by Hargreaves Jones, courtesy of NYCEDC The city unveiled on Monday an updated design for its Willoughby Square Park project, which has been 15 years in the making. The city’s Economic...
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Brooklyn’s highest penthouse sells to Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie
All renderings via Extell; Photo of Kevin Dinwiddie via Eric Drost on Wiki Commons Not only will Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie have some of the most insane views in New York City, but...
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VIDEO: See two years of work on Brooklyn Point’s recently completed facade
Rendering courtesy of Extell Earlier this Spring construction of Brooklyn’s tallest residential tower, Brooklyn Point, topped out at 720 feet. Now, the 68-story skyscraper has reached another...
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The Nets reveal new Barclays Center court design, inspired by Brooklyn
Images by Mike Lawrence; courtesy of the Brooklyn Nets The Nets have revealed a new primary court design just in time for the 2019-20 season. It’s the first full redesign of the court since the Nets...
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Community board wants to rename Willoughby Square Park to honor area’s...
Renderings by Hargreaves Jones, courtesy of NYCEDC During a Brooklyn Community Board 2 meeting on Wednesday, the group’s Youth, Education, and Cultural Affairs Committee voted to rename Downtown...
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CetraRuddy’s new tower will bring affordable rentals to Downtown Brooklyn
Rendering of 22 Chapel Street courtesy of CetraRuddy After breaking ground last month, the mixed-use development at 22 Chapel Street near the Manhattan Bridge now has more details to share. Designed by...
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Brooklyn’s tallest office tower tops out; see new interior renderings
Rendering by DBOX Brooklyn just keeps getting bigger. In April, the borough’s tallest tower, the condo tower Brooklyn Point, topped out at 720 feet. Now, Brooklyn’s tallest office tower has also...
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New renderings revealed for FXCollaborative-designed Brooklyn Music School...
Renderings courtesy of FXCollaborative The Brooklyn Music School has just announced plans for a new 20,000 square-foot facility as part of a 167,000 square-foot mixed-use development in the heart of...
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See BIG and WXY’s vision for a pedestrian-friendly Downtown Brooklyn
A plan to improve the streets and public space of Downtown Brooklyn was unveiled on Thursday, as officials look to accommodate the area’s booming population. Created in collaboration with the Downtown...
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Fascinating photo exhibit shows 20th-century construction of NYC’s subway system
Lexington Avenue, between 105th and 106th Streets, Manhattan, 1913. Photograph by Pierre P. Pullis, Lundin Collection, Courtesy of the New York Transit Museum A new photo exhibit at the New York...
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20 mixed-income apartments available at new Downtown Brooklyn tower, from...
Photo of 1 Flatbush Avenue courtesy of Alexander Severin Applications are now being accepted for 20 mixed-income apartments at a new Brooklyn high rise. The 19-story tower located at 1 Flatbush Avenue...
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In Brooklyn’s first skyscraper, this $1.4M condo has a magazine-ready kitchen...
Photo credit: Russ Ross, courtesy The Corcoran Group Downtown Brooklyn‘s Belltel Lofts are housed in a landmarked Art Deco tower at 365 Bridge Street that just happens to be the borough’s very first...
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Historic abolitionist home in Downtown Brooklyn may become city landmark
227 Duffield Street; Map data © 2020 Google The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday voted to calendar a property in Downtown Brooklyn that was home to abolitionists in a move that could...
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