Looks like Brooklyn's future tallest tower is now here. This development is planned by the JDS Development and Chetrit Group, who recently filed a proposal for a 73-story building to stand at Dekalb Avenue, The Real Deal reports.
The New York Times reports that the SHoP Architects were the ones who conceptualized such project, drawing from Brooklyn Dime Savings Bank, the limestone-columned building that sits next to the site of the tower. The source says that the bank's architectural details will be incorporated to the property, such as the bronzed ribbons on the tower's glassy sides and the bank's hexagonal shape.
Moreover, TRD says that the building will give room for 500 rental units, a retail space and a commercial space on the lower floors of the building. This 1,066-feet building to stand in Downtown Brooklyn, reportedly, would double the height of the 512-feet Williamsburgh Savings Bank, the current tallest building in the borough, NY Times added.
Schedule for construction is yet to be set as the two developers will still need to have the project approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Approval has to be sought as the tower's base would stand on Brooklyn's Dime Saving Bank's rear portion, considering that the bank is a NYC landmark, and more especially that developers plan to demolish the rear portion first.
On the other hand, this upcoming project has drawn the attention of many and generated comments due to the issue on heights, considering that the city and its very neighborhood are marked by tall towers.
"Yes, the city planned this for a new Brooklyn. But does the public really understand what the cumulative effect of all these towers will be on the public realm?" said Gina Pollara, the newly appointed president of the Municipal Art Society.
Meanwhile, the New York Times further reports that this upcoming tallest NYC tower is one of the investments that shows the unending strength of the Brooklyn real estate market.
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