More and more, the sky is literally the limit for hotel, condo and office developers in Brooklyn.
Sure, the old saying claims there’s room at the top, but few of us will ever get a chance to breathe the rarified air up there, let alone enjoy the view.
So we sent our ace shutterbugs to the zenith of a handful of new Brooklyn towers — some still under construction — to give Boom readers some sweet eye-candy.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in these shots, they’re worth a lot more in cash to builders.
360 Furman St., at Joralemon Street in Brooklyn Heights
Anchoring what will be the southern end of Brooklyn Bridge Park, Robert A. Levine’s renovation of a former Jehovah’s Witness building offers a 270-degree sweep that takes in everything from Midtown Manhattan to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. (However, the back windows look out over the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway.)
Prices from $550,000–$4.45 million. Contact Jeffrey Stockwell at (646) 613-2615 or Bruce Ehrmann at (646) 613-2602 or visit www.stribling.com (property number 1048014).
230 Ashland Pl., at Fulton Street in Fort Greene
The first residential tower to rise as part of the BAM Cultural District, the 30-story Forte offers stunning views of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank tower and the future Atlantic Yards project to the south and the Manhattan Bridge to the east.
Prices from $570,000–$1 million. Contact (718) 855-1500, e-mail info@fortecondo.com or visit www.fortecondo.com.
20 Bayard St., between Union and Lorimer streets, Williamsburg
Now here’s a view we’ve never seen before — but will be seeing more and more as new buildings along the Manhattan-facing streets around McCarren Park rise far above the treeline. The Karl Fischer-designed No. Twenty Bayard does far more than that, towering 18 stories. The building’s 64 condos are selling well.
Contact Daniel Fellus at (718) 302-3030 or visit www.twentybayard.com.
1 Hanson Pl., at Ashland Place in Fort Greene
Until recently, the only people who could enjoy this view (above) were patients in a dentist’s chair. But Brooklyn’s most iconic (and tallest) building — the Williamsburgh Savings Bank tower — has been converted into 189 luxury condos.
Prices from $620,000–$3.2 million. Contact Millie Perry at (718) 233-6600 or mperry@stribling.com or visit www.stribling.com (property number 1055448).
306 Gold St., at Tech Place in Downtown Brooklyn
One of the first of an expected dozen new towers going up in Downtown, the 40-story, Ismael Leyva–designed Oro is marketing itself as a singles bar in the sky, with a pool, gym, screening room and lounge on-site. And the killer views are enhanced by the recessed pillars and floor-to-ceiling glass.
Prices from $440,000–$1.6 million. Contact Samantha Behringer, Jonathan Davidson or Michael Allen at (888) 676-0306 or visit www.elliman.com (property number 936182).
©2008 The Brooklyn Paper
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