List of tallest buildings in Brooklyn

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File:Williamsburgh Bank Tower and Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn, NYC.jpg
The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower (center), the fifth-tallest building in Brooklyn, with Atlantic Terminal in the foreground

Brooklyn (pronounced /ˈbrʊklɪn/), the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, contains 33 high-rises that stand taller than 295 feet (90 m).[1] The Hub, currently under construction but topped out in Downtown Brooklyn, is Brooklyn's tallest building at 610 feet (186 m). Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Fort Greene, at 512 feet (156 m), was the tallest building in Brooklyn for 80 years from its completion in 1929 until 2009, when The Brooklyner was topped out at 514 feet (157 m).[2][3][4]

History

File:Franklin Trust Company Tower 166 Montague Street Brooklyn.jpg
Franklin Trust Company Building is considered Brooklyn's first skyscraper

The construction of high-rise buildings in Brooklyn began during the late 19th century, following the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 and the building of elevated railroads and streetcar lines during the late 1880s.[5][6] Increased accessibility to Downtown Brooklyn brought greater economic growth and propagated denser commercial development, which increased the heights of downtown buildings throughout the 1890s.[5] This led to the 1891 construction of Brooklyn's first skyscraper, the 10-story Franklin Trust Company Building.[7] By 1901, the 13-story Temple Bar Building was completed and was the borough's first steel-beam high-rise, its largest office building, and its tallest at 164 feet (50 m).[8][9] In the early 20th-century, the opening of multiple New York City Subway lines in Downtown Brooklyn spurred further development of tall commercial buildings.[5][10] The Zoning Resolution of 1916, which required buildings to incorporate setbacks from the street to allow for sunlight, influenced the construction of taller, more slender buildings.[11][12]

In 1918, the 22-story and 220-foot (67 m) building at 32 Court Street was completed and regarded as Brooklyn's first "true skyscraper", and thus initiated a skyscraper building boom in Brooklyn centered on Court and Montague Streets.[5][13][14] Brooklyn's high-rise development continued unabated into the 1920s.[15] The Court and Remsen Building, built in 1926 at 350 feet (107 m) in height, was the first of the major high-rises to be built in Brooklyn during the 1920s and briefly held the title of Brooklyn's tallest building until 1927, when the Montague-Court Building was completed and became Brooklyn's tallest building at 462 feet (141 m).[11][16] Brooklyn's skyscraper building boom ceased during the Great Depression, and the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Fort Greene, which was completed in 1929,[4] remained Brooklyn's tallest building until 2009.[2]

In 2004, several portions of Downtown Brooklyn were rezoned to promote more commercial, residential, and retail development.[17][18] This rezoning allowed for greater density of development, and combined with an increased demand for housing, these areas experienced a boom in the construction of tall buildings.[17][19][20] In addition to Downtown Brooklyn, high-rise buildings are also concentrated in the Fort Greene and Williamsburg neighborhoods, although other Brooklyn neighborhoods have significant numbers of high-rises.[1]

Downtown Brooklyn's skyline consisting of high-rise buildings, and docks in the foreground, viewed from across the East River from Lower Manhattan
Panoramic view of the Downtown Brooklyn skyline

Tallest buildings

There are 32 completed or topped out skyscrapers in Brooklyn that stand at least 295 feet (90 m) tall, based on standard height measurement which includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.[1] An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. An asterisk (*) indicates that the building is still under construction, but has been topped out. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank Name[a] Image Height
ft (m)		 Floors Year completed Notes
1 The Hub* — 610 (190) 52 2016 Also known as 333 Schermerhorn Street. Topped out on December 16, 2015.[21][22][23][24]
2 AVA DoBro Avalon Willoughby West 596 (182) 58 2016 [25][26][27] also known as Avalon Willoughby West and by its address of 100 Willoughby
3 388 Bridge Street 388 Bridge Street 590 (180) 51 2014 [25][28][29]
4 590 Fulton Street* — 568 (173) 52 2016 Also known as 250 Ashland Place.[30][31]
5 The Brooklyner The Brooklyner 514 (157) 52 2010 Tallest high-rise building in Brooklyn between 2009 and 2013.[2][3][32][33]
6 Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower 512 (156) 42 1929 Tallest high-rise building in Brooklyn between 1929 and 2009. Also known as One Hanson Place.[4][34]
7 City Tower City Point Tower II 510 (160) 30 2015 Also known as 1 DeKalb Avenue, [35] 10 City Point, City Tower, and 336 Flatbush Avenue Extension[36]
8 66 Rockwell Place 66 Rockwell Place 489 (149) 44 2014 [37][38]
9 12 Metrotech Center 12 Metrotech Center 473 (144) 32 2005 Also known as the Kings County Supreme and Family Courthouse.[39][40]
10 Montague-Court Building Montague-Court Building 462 (141) 35 1927 Tallest high-rise building in Brooklyn between 1927 and 1929. Also known as 16 Court Street.[16][41]
11 Oro Oro, on the left 432 (132) 40 2008 [42][43]
12 Toren Toren 427 (130) 37 2009 [44][45]
13 1 Metrotech Center 1 Metrotech Center 412 (126) 23 1992 [46][47]
14 DKLB BKLN DKLB BKLN, a high-rise clad in stone and blue glass with curved corners, viewed on the right from street level 405 (123) 34 2010 Also known as 80 DeKalb Avenue.[48][49]
15 BKLYN AIR BKLYN AIR, on the right 400 (120) 39 2014 Also known as Oro 2 Condominium.[50][51][52][53]
16= Brooklyn Renaissance Plaza — 398 (121) 32 1998 Also known as the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge.[54][55]
16= 1 North 4th Place 1 North 4th Place 398 (121) 41 2014 Also known as Three Northside Piers, 1N4th, and One North Fourth.[56][57]
16= 2 North 6th Place* 398 (121) 40 2016 [58]
19 4 Metrotech Center 4 Metrotech Center 394 (120) 25 1993 [59][60]
20 Avalon Fort Greene — 393 (120) 42 2010 [61][62]
21 Jehovah's Witnesses Dormitory — 378 (115) 30 1995 [63][64]
22 BAM South* — 364 (111) 32 2016 Also known as Brooklyn Academy of Music South and 286 Ashland Place.[65]
23 Court and Remsen Building Court and Remsen Building 350 (110) 27 1926 Tallest high-rise building in Brooklyn between 1922 and 1926. Also known as the Chamber of Commerce Building.[11][66][67]
24 BellTel Lofts BellTel Lofts, a high-rise clad in yellow stone in an art deco architectural style, viewed from street level 348 (106) 25 1931 Also known as the New York Telephone Company Building.[68][69]
25 75 Livingston Street 75 Livingston Street, on the left 343 (105) 30 1926 Also known as the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and Court Chambers Building.[70][71][72]
26 Tivoli Towers — 341 (104) 33 1974 [73][74]
27 J Condominium — 337 (103) 31 2007 Also known as J Condo.[75][76]
28 200 Cadman Plaza — 333 (101) 33 1973 [77]
29 Archstone Brooklyn Heights — 331 (101) 33 2000 Also known as 180 Montague Street.[78]
30 Two Northside Piers Two Northside Piers, a high-rise clad in gray-blue glass, viewed in the center from the East River 329 (100) 30 2009 [79]
31 15 Metrotech Center — 325 (99) 21 2003 Also known as the Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Headquarters.[80][81]
32 St. George Towers St. George Towers, on the left 315 (96) 30 1930 Also known as the St. George Hotel.[82][83]
33 Atlantic Terminal Houses 1 — 310 (94) 31 1976 Also known as Atlantic Terminal Site 4B and 487 Carlton Avenue.[84][85]
34 111 Livingston Street — 301 (92) 23 1971 [86][87]
35 The Edge – South Tower The Edge – South Tower 298 (91) 30 2009 Also known as The Edge I.[88][89]
36= One Northside Piers One Northside Piers 297 (91) 29 2008 [90][91]
36= Beacon Tower — 297 (91) 23 2007 [92][93]

Tallest buildings under construction or proposed

Under construction

There are 6 buildings under construction in Brooklyn and are expected to rise at least 295 feet (90 m) in height.[1] The Hub, currently under construction in Downtown Brooklyn, is slated to become Brooklyn's tallest high-rise building at 610 feet (186 m) following its topping out in 2015.[21]

Name Image Height*
ft (m)		 Floors Year* Notes
The Hub — 610 (190) 52 2016 Also known as 333 Schermerhorn Street. Topped out on December 16, 2015.[21][22][23][94]
BAM South — 364 (111) 32 2016 Also known as Brooklyn Academy of Music South and 286 Ashland Place.[65]
461 Dean Street — 347 (106) 32 2016 Also known as B2 BKLYN.[95]

Tallest buildings proposed

Name Height*
ft (m)		 Floors Year* Notes
9 DeKalb Avenue 1,066 (325) 90 2019 Upon completion, 9 DeKalb will become New York City's tallest building outside of Manhattan, giving the outer boroughs their first supertall skyscraper.[96][97]
City Point Tower III 692 (210) 57 2019 The final phase of Extell's City Point development; would become the tallest or second tallest building in Brooklyn upon completion.[98]
420 Albee Square 600 (182) 40 2018 Originally planned as a 65 story residential development, the building is now planned as a 40 story commercial and office space.[99]
1 Clinton Street 441 (134) 36 - Will replace a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library[100]

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name Image Years as tallest Height
ft (m)		 Floors Year completed
Temple Bar Building[5][8][101] Temple Bar Building, in the background 1901–18 164 (50) 13 1901
32 Court Street[5][14] 32 Court Street, on the far left 1918–26 220 (67) 22 1918
Court and Remsen Building[11] Court and Remsen Building 1926–27 350 (110) 27 1926
Montague-Court Building[16] Montague-Court Building 1927–29 462 (141) 35 1927
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower[2] Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower 1929–2009 512 (156) 42 1929
The Brooklyner[2][3] The Brooklyner 2009–13 514 (157) 51 2010
388 Bridge Street[25] 388 Bridge Street 2013–15 590 (180) 51 2014
AVA DoBro Avalon Willoughby West 2015 596 (182) 58 2015
The Hub* — 2015–present 610 (190) 52 2016

See also

References

Explanatory notes

a. ^ An asterisk (*) indicates that the building is still under construction, but has been topped out.

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