Brooklyn Heights

New Close-Up Revealed For 28-Story “Quay Tower” Coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park

8:00 am on January 25, 2018 By Jordan Beeche

A new close-up rendering has been revealed of the Brooklyn Bridge Park condominium project, now officially known as Quay Tower. The 28-story building will be located at the southern end of Pier 6, in Brooklyn Bridge Park, along the East River. The project, designed by ODA Architecture’s Eran Chen, will offer residents permanently unobstructed views of the Manhattan skyline, New York Harbor, East River, as well as the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges.

181 Montague Street and 185 Montague Street. LPC photos

Two New Designations Complete Trio of Individual Landmarks on Brooklyn’s Bank Row

8:00 am on January 25, 2017 By Evan Bindelglass

The city of New York has two new individual landmarks. On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the buildings at 181 Montague Street and 185 Montague Street in Brooklyn. The move extended the preservation of the borough’s banking history.

New Renderings of Six-Acre Pier 5 Uplands at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Heights

7:00 am on January 20, 2017 By Reid Wilson

A new stretch of Brooklyn Bridge Park, which straddles the mouth of the East River along Brooklyn Heights, will come online later this year. Renderings of the six-acre plot, called Pier 5 Uplands and located between Joralemon and Montague streets, have been revealed at Curbed NY.

153 Remsen Street. Photo by Tectonic for YIMBY

Scaffolding Removal Underway at 19-Story, 60-Unit 153 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights

7:30 am on January 4, 2017 By Evan Bindelglass

It’s been a little over four months since we checked in on the construction at 153 Remsen Street, in Brooklyn Heights. Now, scaffolding removal is underway at the 19-story, 60-unit building between Clinton and Court streets. The progress can be seen thanks to a photo sent to YIMBY by prolific construction chronicler Tectonic. Quinlan Development and Lonicera Partners are the developers. Navid Maqami’s S9 Architecture is responsible for the design.

Brooklyn Bank Row Designations Move Forward with Public Hearing

7:30 am on December 1, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

In August, YIMBY reported on the Landmarks Preservation Commission calendaring two buildings in Brooklyn that sit between two existing historic districts. On Tuesday, the process of preserving 181 Montague Street and 185 Montague Street took a step forward, as the commission held public hearings on their designations.

Residential Building at 36 Schermerhorn Street to Get Its Stoop Back, Brooklyn Heights

6:30 am on November 18, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

Not every building alteration is noteworthy, but when one in the city’s first historic district goes before the full Landmarks Preservation Commission and includes the restoration of a stoop, we’ll try to tell that story. Such is the case at 36 Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn, where new work would take it from four apartments to single-family use.

Construction Begins On Pier 3 Of Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn Heights

8:00 am on October 21, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Ground has recently been broken to transform Pier 3, located within Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn Heights, into a functional park. Pier 3 represents the last portion of the Brooklyn Bridge Park project. It will feature a large lawn, a playground, walking paths, vegetation, and a plaza, according to a rendering released by Curbed NY. This portion of Brooklyn Bridge Park is estimated to cost $26 million and is scheduled to be completed in 2018. Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates is the landscape architect.

brooklyn bridge park pier 6 night rendering

Permits Filed for Pair Of ODA-Designed Towers in Brooklyn Bridge Park

7:30 am on October 17, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

In June 2015, then-Brooklyn Bridge Park President Regina Myer revealed renderings for the last two residential towers set to rise in the park, on Pier 6. Now, ODA Architecture, which is designing them, has filed plans for the pair of developments at 15 and 50 Bridge Park Drive.

146 Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights Cleared for 19-Story Tower

3:00 pm on October 6, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Jonathan Rose Companies has finished knocking down a nine-story office building and a four-story residential one at 146 Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights, where they’re planning a 19-story, mixed-use tower. Tectonic recently swung by the site between Clinton Street and Cadman Plaza West and sent along this shot of the demolition progress.

152 Henry Street, front and rear, existing conditions

Landmarks Now Approves of Renovation Plan for 152 Henry Street, Brooklyn Heights

7:30 am on September 12, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

A Brooklyn Heights building possibly dating back to the administration of President Andrew Jackson can now get a welcome renovation. Last Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a proposal for work on 152 Henry Street.

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