"Architecture studio Beyer Blinder Belle has completed The Brook in Downtown Brooklyn, a 52-storey mixed-use skyscraper that was informed by historic Brooklyn architecture. The Brook sits in a triangular site next to the Brooklyn Tower at the confluence of DeKalb Avenue, Flatbush Avenue and Fulton Street, in one of "the most prominent and complex intersections in the entire borough", according to international American studio Beyer Blinder Belle (BBB)."
""On the tower's north facade, a series of setbacks play off the angles caused by the intersecting streets, breaking the building mass into three tiers plus a crown, reducing its overall scale, and creating separation from the neighbouring high-rise, Brooklyn's tallest," said BBB. "As a result, the massing offers a different visual experience of the building from all four sides.""
The Brook occupies a triangular site beside the Brooklyn Tower at the meeting of DeKalb, Flatbush and Fulton streets, creating a gateway to Brooklyn's central business district and accentuating a flatiron-like geometry grounded in context. The 600-foot, 52-storey tower contains 591 apartments, with 30 percent designated affordable, plus lower-level amenities and retail. The massing uses a horizontal base setback and a Fulton Street setback, with north-side setbacks breaking the tower into three tiers plus a crown to reduce scale and separate it from adjacent high-rises. The facade uses punched windows in 8-inch aluminium-composite frames with a champagne-and-bronze hue to reference historic masonry while distinguishing the building from glazed towers.
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