Construction is nearing completion on The Brook, a 51-story residential skyscraper at 567 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Witkoff Group and Apollo Global Management, the 601-foot-tall structure will span 557,973 square feet and yield 591 rental units with an average scope of 827 square feet. The development will also include 68,693 square feet of retail space, a cellar level, and two floors of recreational and sports amenities. Thirty percent of the units will be reserved for affordable housing. Suffolk is the general contractor for the property, which is bounded by DeKalb Avenue to the north, Fulton Street to the south, Flatbush Avenue Extension diagonally to the east, and Bond Street to the west.
Work has proceeded gradually since our last update in late December, when crews had recently finished enclosing the superstructure in its façade of light gray metal paneling and floor-to-ceiling windows with bronze-hued frames. The construction hoist is now in the process of being disassembled from the wide eastern elevation along Flatbush Avenue Extension, leaving a gap in the envelope.
The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The first trees were recently planted across the upper setbacks of the multistory podium on the southern end of the property.
The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The entrance to the DeKalb Avenue subway station remains closed under the sidewalk shed at the foot of the building. This entrance will eventually be relocated into the ground floor of The Brook, alongside the retail frontage.
The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Photo by Michael Young.
New renderings have also been released, depicting the front entrance and lobby space, and the retail frontage at the southern tip.
The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Rendering courtesy of NQS Creative.
The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Rendering courtesy of NQS Creative.
The lobby at The Brook at 567 Fulton Street. Rendering courtesy of NQS Creative.
Below are renderings that show a typical setup for the living room space, an open kitchen, a bathroom, and a bedroom. A private outdoor terrace will sit on the uppermost levels facing west towards the New York harbor.
A living room space. Rendering courtesy of NQS Creative.
An upper-level terrace at The Brook. A bedroom. Rendering courtesy of NQS Creative.
Additional renderings show the upcoming amenity spaces at The Brook that include an outdoor swimming pool on the lower levels, an indoor basketball court, a game room, and a co-working lounge.
An outdoor swimming pool at The Brook. Rendering courtesy of NQS Creative.
A basketball court at The Brook. Rendering courtesy of NQS Creative.
A co-working lounge at The Brook. Rendering courtesy of NQS Creative.
A game room at The Brook. Rendering courtesy of NQS Creative.
The development will also include a separate low-rise retail structure at 555 Fulton Street on the opposite end of the city block. Co-developed by Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, the building will feature 14,361 square feet of retail space across its ground floor and cellar level, as well as an outdoor roof deck. Bjarke Ingels Group is set to design the surrounding streetscape.
Work has yet to commence on this component, which is shown in the below rendering.
555 Fulton Street. Rendering by NQS Creative
The nearest subways from the property are the B, Q, and R trains at the DeKalb Avenue station and the 2, 3, 4, and 5 trains at the Nevins Street station.
The Brook is slated to finish construction in September 2025, as noted on site, while leasing is set to start soon.
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I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again:
I’ll eat my shoe if they don’t pivot to a tower development for 555 Fulton Street.
This is a very solid design that looks like a mid-century modern office building now converted to apartments. Instant history for DT Brooklyn.
The facade always reminded me of One Chase Manhattan Plaza in the Financial District.
What is the occupancy rate expected to be upon opening?
Has the MTA released any images of what the new Dekalb entrance is supposed to look like?
Great more shoe box apartments, and that so called 30% affordable, won’t be truly affordable at all
A banal ox at a unique site. Should have been better
Horribly boring with a stupidly wasted opportunity to make a flatiron.
DT Brooklyn is now forever pathetic looking.
Yawn.
Can we have our damn subway entrance back now….