Brooklyn’s first supertall skyscraper reaches its full height

The first Brooklyn’s supertall skyscraper, designed by SHoP Architects, reached its full height, radically changing the city’s skyline. "The Brooklyn Tower”, as it’s called, it has been under construction since 2018 and cost $750 million total to develop.

Supertalls, by definition, are residential or office building reaching 984 feet or higher, and the 93-story, 1,066-foot-tall residential tower, standing at 9 DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, is a fully fledged member of this group.

Today, the black stainless steel, bronze and glass exterior of the skyscraper emerges from the white marble neoclassical facade of the early 20th-century Dime Savings Bank. JDS Development Group, which spearheaded the project, bought the decommissioned bank for $95 million in 2016. The interior was restored and converted for retail use, while the rooftop will host residential amenities including a pool that extends around its dome.

The Brooklyn Tower, is also a rarity among residential supertalls, because offers more than just multi-million dollar apartments. In addition to 150 "rationally sized" condominiums, there are in fact also 400 rentals units, with 30% of them designated as affordable housing through the Housing New York program.