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Brooklyn finally gets first 1,000+ Foot Tower, new images approved by LPC

United States Architecture News - Apr 19, 2016 - 19:44   4629 views

Brooklyn finally gets first 1,000+ Foot Tower, new images approved by LPC

Brooklyn is finally getting a new skyscraper development worthy of of its 2.6 million populace. Today, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved SHoP Architects‘ vision for 9 DeKalb Avenue, a rehabilitation of the landmarked Dime Saving Bank that will marry it with a dramatic, supertall skyscraper behind, the first 1,000+ foot building to arrive in the borough.

The LPC was enamored with the project, calling it “flawless” and “enlightened urbanism at its best,” as well as touting that it “improved the vision of this historic landmark.”....Continue Reading

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