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A total of 187 housing units, over half of while some apartments have private ter-
them affordable to low-, moderate- and races, balconies and wintergardens, all
middle-income families, will be accommo- apartments have access to the commu- Site Owner
dated in the new Brooklyn Arts Tower in nal gardens adjacent to shared building City of New York
the BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) dis- amenities. The multi-stacked typology and represented by HPD (NYC Housing and
trict, New York. Brooklyn is often referred the scale of the five communities of mid- Preservation Department)
to as the creative capital of America, a rise buildings relates to Brooklyn’s urban Client
place preferred by artists and those who fabric and the immediate neighbourhood. Full Spectrum New York
thrive on cultural activities. Tenant Cultural Base
A variety of features ensure low energy Danspace represented by Downtown
Rather than expressing a monolithic tower, consumption and healthy living. Brooklyn Partnership
often associated with unsuccessful hous- Architect
ing projects of the 80s, the architects pro- 15% of the apartments will be for sale, Behnisch Architekten, Stuttgart
pose a 120 m height building composed of the other 85% for rent. with studio MDA
five stacked mid-rise “Sky-Communities”. Competition
2007
Gross
21,367 m 2 / 230,000 sq.ft.
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