Brooklyn, the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, contains over 60 high-rises that stand taller than 295 feet (90m).[1]The Brooklyn Tower, a condominium and rental tower in the Downtown neighborhood of the borough, is Brooklyn's tallest building at 1,066 feet (325m) following its topping out in October 2021.[2] The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Fort Greene, at 512 feet (156m), 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 (157m).[3][4][5]
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.[6][7] Increased accessibility to Downtown Brooklyn brought greater economic growth and propagated denser commercial development, which increased the heights of downtown buildings throughout the 1890s.[6] This led to the 1891 construction of Brooklyn's first skyscraper, the 10-story Franklin Trust Company Building.[8] 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 (50m).[9][10] In the early 20th-century, the opening of multiple New York City Subway lines in Downtown Brooklyn spurred further development of tall commercial buildings.[6][11] 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.[12][13]
In 1918, the 22-story and 220-foot (67m) 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.[6][14][15] Brooklyn's high-rise development continued unabated into the 1920s.[16] The Court and Remsen Building, built in 1926 at 350 feet (107m) 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 (141m).[12][17] Brooklyn's skyscraper building boom ceased during the Great Depression, and the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Fort Greene, which was completed in 1929,[5] remained Brooklyn's tallest building until 2009.[3]
In 2004, several portions of Downtown Brooklyn were rezoned to promote more commercial, residential, and retail development.[18][19] 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.[18][20][21] In addition to Downtown Brooklyn, high-rise buildings are also concentrated in the Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, and Williamsburgneighborhoods, although other Brooklyn neighborhoods have significant numbers of high-rises.[1] In 2019, One South First, situated on the Domino Park waterfront, became Williamsburg's tallest tower at 435 feet.[22]The Brooklyn Tower which rises to a height of 1,066 feet in Downtown Brooklyn, became the tallest building in the New York City area outside of Manhattan, and the tallest building on Long Island.[23]
View of the Downtown Brooklyn skyline looking east from the Gowanus Canal in 2023
Tallest buildings
There are over 70 completed or topped out skyscrapers in Brooklyn that stand at least 295 feet (90m) 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.
The final phase of Extell's City Point development; topped out in April 2019, it is now the second tallest building in Brooklyn.[26] Also known as 138 Willoughby Street,[27][28] 1 City Point,[29] and City Point Tower III.[29][30][31]
Topped out in June 2019.[32] A redevelopment of Macy's former footprint in Downtown Brooklyn, with a design seemingly inspired by 8 Spruce Street.[33][34]
Originally planned as a 65-story residential development, the building is now under construction as a 34-story commercial and office space.[64] Topped out in October 2019, and is Brooklyn's tallest office building.[65]
Topped out in 2019. The building contains 330 residential units, and 150,000 square feet of office space. [76] The skyscraper is the second structure to be developed as part of the Domino Sugar Factory redevelopment plan.[77][78]
388 Bridge Street is a 590-foot residential high-rise skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn, within New York City. It contains 378 market rate units, mixed between 234 rentals and 144 condominiums. The building was originally under construction as an all condominium tower before the 2000s real estate crash and subsequent Great Recession. Construction halted from 2008 to 2012 due to the recession, but resumed in 2013.
The Hub, also known as 333 Schermerhorn Street, is a 610-foot, 55-floor skyscraper in the Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The building contains 754 apartments, four high-rise elevators and three mid-rise elevators.
75 Livingston Street, also known as the Court Chambers Building, or the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Building, is a 30-story 343 ft (105 m) residential cooperative tower in the Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood of New York City. The building was designed by architect Abraham J. Simberg, and built in 1926. The building was initially designed to have a dining room on the terrace of the 25th floor and to be 430 ft high.
11 Hoyt is a residential skyscraper in the Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, designed by architect Studio Gang with executive architect Hill West and developed by real estate conglomerate Tishman Speyer.
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Explanatory notes
a. ^ An asterisk (*) indicates that the building is still under construction, but has been topped out.
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