The Brooklyn Tower

The Brooklyn Tower (originally referred to as 340 Flatbush Avenue Extension and subsequently 9 DeKalb Avenue) is a supertall mixed-use, primarily residential skyscraper, currently under construction in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City and developed by Michael Stern's JDS Development Group.[3][4][5] When completed it will be the tallest structure in New York City outside Manhattan, as well as the first supertall building in Brooklyn.[6][7] The building topped out in October 2021.

The Brooklyn Tower
The Brooklyn Tower under construction on August 25, 2021
Alternative names9 DeKalb Avenue, 340 Flatbush Avenue Extension
General information
StatusTopped-out
TypeMixed-use
Architectural styleNeo Art Deco
Location9 DeKalb Avenue
Coordinates40°41′26″N 73°58′56″W
Construction started2018
Topped-outOctober 28, 2021
Estimated completion2022[1]
Height
Roof1,073 feet (327 m)[2]
Technical details
Floor count93
Floor area555,734 sq ft (51,600 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectSHoP Architects
Mowbray and Uffinger designed the original structure
DeveloperJDS Development
Website
www.shoparc.com/projects/9-dekalb/
DesignatedJuly 19, 1994
Reference no.1907
Designated entityBank facade
DesignatedJuly 19, 1994
Reference no.1908
Designated entityBank interior

Site

The tower will be in Downtown Brooklyn within several blocks of the former tallest buildings in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Point and 11 Hoyt. Both were surpassed by The Brooklyn Tower in July 2021 when its height reached 721 feet.[8][9] The building is adjacent to other tall mixed-use developments, such as the three towers of City Point.

Design
A rendering of the skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn.

The mixed-use skyscraper will incorporate the Dime Savings Bank building, designed by Mowbray and Uffinger, adjacent to its base.[10][11] The bank was designed in the Classical Revival style. The interior of the bank building is noted for its large gilded Mercury-head dimes and its rotunda, added in a 1931-32 expansion and supported by twelve red marble columns.[12][13] The bank building was designated a New York City Landmark on July 19, 1994.[14]

The building's exterior will be clad in stone, bronze, and stainless steel.[15] The designer, SHoP Architects, has said the firm took inspiration from the design of the Dime Savings Bank Building, with the building's vertical features mirroring the bank's columns.[16] Gregg Pasquarelli, a principal at SHoP, has referred to the design as both "badass" and "quite elegant".[15]

The tower will accommode approximately 150 condominiums and 425 apartments encompassing roughly 466,000 square feet (43,300 m2),[4] as well as 140,000 square feet (13,000 m2) of commercial space. The Dime Savings Bank will be converted to upscale retail and possibly an entrance to the new building.[4] The tower's fifth floor will include an outdoor terrace.[17] With a mix of residential units planned as rental properties, the developers applied for tax breaks through the state's 421-a tax exemption program in 2015, prior to that program's expiration, which would require dedicating at least twenty percent of the building's units as affordable housing.[11]

History

The Dime Savings Bank Building at 9 DeKalb Avenue was built in 1906-08 and was designed by Mowbray and Uffinger. It was significantly enlarged by Halsey, McCormack and Helmer in 1931-32.[12] It was later owned by J.P. Morgan Chase and was used as a bank branch.[18] In 2004, the New York City Department of City Planning approved a significant rezoning for portions of Downtown Brooklyn, which resulted in significant expansion of office space and ground-floor retail, such as those at City Point.[19] The rezoning consists of "zoning map and zoning text changes, new public open spaces, pedestrian and transit improvements, urban renewal, [and] street mappings".[20] The bank building was subsequently sold for $90 million, and was first placed on the market in late 2014.[21]

Planning
The tower, looking north from Flatbush Avenue.

JDS and Joseph Chetrit's Chetrit Group finished acquiring the site in late 2015.[22] The Dime Savings Bank of New York Originally, developers planned to acquire the building occupied by Junior's, a cheesecake restaurant, to use its air rights.[23][24] However, Alan Rosen, the owner, turned down a $45 million buyout, as well as a later deal for less that would have set aside retail space in the new building for the restaurant.[25]

Plans for the structure were first filed in mid-2014, calling for a seventy-story, 775 foot building, also designed by SHoP Architects.[26] The building will mark the third collaboration between JDS and SHoP, after 111 West 57th Street and American Copper Buildings.[27][17]

In December 2015, Fortress Investment Group provided a $115 million loan to JDS and Chetrit Group for the purchase of the site and for the refinancing of debt associated with the Dime Bank property.[28] In early 2016, new plans were released with a slight height extension and reduced space for retail.[29] Proposed modifications to the existing Dime Savings Bank structure were approved by New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in April 2016, indicating support for the building's construction.[30] Changes include the removal of non-original additions to the structure and repairing damage to the building's marble and copper.[31]

Financing and construction

In February 2017, Bank OZK and Melody Finance issued a $135 million bridge and pre-development loan for the project.[32] The loan replaced Fortress's debt and previous funding from the Kushner Companies.[33][32] JDS invested an additional $60 million in equity in August 2018 to purchase Chetrit's stake in the property, raising their ownership of the project to 100%.[6] Construction began in mid-2018.[34] In November 2018, Silverstein Properties' debt fund Silverstein Capital was reported to be nearing a $240 million mezzanine loan for the project, in addition to $400 million in additional debt from a senior lender.[35] The loan closed in April 2019, along with $424.1 million in construction financing from Otéra Capital.[36]

As of November 2020, construction was underway, and the concrete core had reached 28 stories.[37] As of July 2021 the height of The Brooklyn Tower surpassed 721 feet, making it the tallest building in Brooklyn.[8][9] The building topped out on October 28, 2021.[38][39]

See also

References
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