1,066 (And All That) Feet: A Supertall Finally Comes to Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Dime Savings Bank, which will sit at the foot of a 1,066-foot supertall in downtown Brooklyn (photo courtesy of Property Shark)
Feb. 19, 2016 —
Developers have submitted plans for a 1,066-foot supertall building in downtown Brooklyn, nearly double the height of anything in the neighborhood, the New York Times reports.
The 73-story building will be built by JDS Development Group and the Chetrit Group, and will feature 500 rental apartments as well as retail space in the adjacent Dime Savings Bank, a registered historic landmark. The project must win the approval of the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
“We’re really excited to give Brooklyn a building that isn’t bashful, that isn’t shy,” Michael Stern, the founder and managing partner of JDS, said in a statement. “We want this project to encapsulate everything that is great about Brooklyn’s past and everything that is great about Brooklyn’s future.”