Construction is complete on Eight80 BK, a 19-story residential building at 880 Atlantic Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Designed by Issac & Stern Architects and developed by EMP Capital Group, the structure yields 257 rental units in studio to two-bedroom layouts, with 65 dedicated to affordable housing. The project also includes ground-floor retail space. The property is located between Washington and Vanderbilt Avenues.
The exterior is composed of floor-to-ceiling windows framed by tan brick on the lower half, with a series of stepped setbacks giving way to an upper volume clad in a glass curtain wall with metal mullions. The main elevation features three stacks of pocketed balconies lined with glass railings, and the structure culminates in a flat roof topped with a landscaped terrace.
880 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
880 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
880 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
880 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
880 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
880 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
880 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
880 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
880 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
880 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
880 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
880 Atlantic Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
The property was formerly occupied by a row of abandoned low-rise buildings. Eight80 is part of a wave of residential projects transforming the neighborhood following the rezoning of Atlantic Avenue.
880 Atlantic Avenue, circa December 2022. Image via Google Maps.
Amenities include a game room, movie theater, pet washing station, gym, children’s playroom, coworking lounge, courtyard, sauna, cold plunge, pickleball court, and communal outdoor spaces. Residences are equipped with washers and dryers, air conditioning, patios or balconies, and name-brand kitchen appliances, countertops, and finishes.
The affordable units are set at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI) for households with incomes between $38,538 and $227,500.
The nearest subways from the ground-up development are the A and C trains at the Clinton–Washington Avenues station to the north along Fulton Street.
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Nicely done!
Curtain wall is actually pretty nicely detailed and developed but the massing and proportions of the building are unfortunate needed to be much taller or shorter very weird inbetween
I’m not hearing violins..
The brick surrounds are really quite good, and the recessed balconies are perfect. Imagine how mucked up this would look with strap on balconies. The top is the weakest part so don’t look up too far.
Agreed about the balconies. However, does anybody ever think about how the view is altered for the worst by having internal balconies that create a tunnel effect?
Being out on display on a cantilevered balcony I think is too exposed. However, on a nice weekend afternoon, look up at buildings with balconies and you’ll likely see none of them being used.
Love this project.
Multiply by 100.
Curious about the slight setback. Are all new developments that are the product of the Atlantic Upzoning going to be widening the sidewalk?
That would be a good idea. So would a widening and relandscaping of the median running down Atlantic Avenue.
I sent my application to the address provided and it was returned (address unknown) by the USPO! After that I emailed YIMBY and never received an apology or something!
Very frustrating,
Yimby does NOT provide housing application services.
Not too bright are ya
What is this obsession that architects seem to have about breaking a building into two distinct volumes..it rarely works.
That last picture makes me curious about the old buildings on this site. Why were their upper floors chopped off halfway through the windows?
Possibilities:
Fire?
Chopping off the top to reduce floor area in an effort to reduce property tax?
Atlantic avenue the next 4th avenue mediocre nothing to look at.
All concerns about ‘gentrification’ seem to have disappeared.