Klitgord's Climax: 1,000 Vertical Feet
The 110 Livingston blog picked up on a rendering that surfaced on Wired NY over the holiday weekend of a stunningly tall addition to Klitgord Auditorium planned by City Tech, which owns the land, and Forest City Ratner, which is coming up with the dough for the project. As The Brooklyn Eagle reported several weeks…
The 110 Livingston blog picked up on a rendering that surfaced on Wired NY over the holiday weekend of a stunningly tall addition to Klitgord Auditorium planned by City Tech, which owns the land, and Forest City Ratner, which is coming up with the dough for the project. As The Brooklyn Eagle reported several weeks ago, the plan is to build 600 apartments as well as 300,000 square feet of academic office space on the site. The folks at Wired NY count upwards of 65 stories and estimate that, with the spire, the building could top 1,000 feet. Yowza!
Renzo Piano’s 1000-foot Downtown Brooklyn Tower [110 Livingston] GMAP
Renzo’s Plans for 1,000 Foot Tower [Wired NY]
Downtown Projects, Taken Together,Would Equal a 474-Story Building [Brooklyn Eagle]
This is only 250 feet less than the Empire State Building! Not my idea of Brooklyn’s future. Are we going to get into competition with Manhattan for most unlivable borough? I was born here, lived in Manhattan for 1/2 my life, and am now back. I want my skies open or blocked by trees not by a wall of glass and steel.
Stop the madness.
I like the Empire State Building reflection in the facade of the building, though I doubt the scale, or whether or not you’d see the ESB from those lower floors.
Nice building, though – and at least it will have good views of ESB (and the rest of God’s creations) from the upper floors!
Check out how the Empire State Building is reflected in the facade … subtle.
New York should be so lucky as to get some Chicago-quality architecture (and perhaps that’s what you meant, Guest 10:57). The construction here over the past 30 years has been, largely, complete crap.
It is strangely beautiful. Very tall. Wonder if those trees up there get oxygen…..Kidding, of course. You couldn’t pay me to live there, but I find myself liking it. 10:50 is right, it does seem to fit into its surroundings. Simple, but elegant. See, I do like modern, new buildings if they are well done. If this gets built, I hope it still retains its grace and beauty.
Preservationista
Would put the Brooklyn skyline on the map — with an elegant and significant tower. Good location for it, too.
Stunning. Renzo Piano rocks.
that would be nearly double the height of wsb/one hanson! also much taller than anything to be included at atlantic yards. i doubt this is for real.
It’s the Chicago-ization of New York.
U. Designer