It took four years and 930 pieces to create the world's tallest modular skyscraper, which opens to tenants this month. Set in Brooklyn's historic Prospect Heights neighborhood, 461 Dean Street passes the three tests for any residential space: location, location, location. The building is positioned directly next to the Barclays Center—home to the Brooklyn Nets (NBA), New York Islanders (NHL), and numerous monthly concerts—and to a major transportation hub.
It just so happens that the firm behind the record-setting tower is the New York–based SHoP Architects, the same that designed the Barclays Center. This fact is significant, since cohesive aesthetics are increasingly important to many Brooklynites. To that end, SHoP used multiple exterior colors to help the high-rise blend in with surrounding buildings (red for historic brownstones and blue for the modern skyscrapers).
Ninety percent of construction was completed off-site, at the nearby Brooklyn Navy Yard. Not only was this welcome news for neighbors, but it also cost developers 20 percent less than building a traditional skyscraper.
Of the 363 apartments in the building, half will be sold at market rate, while 30 percent will go to middle-income earners and 20 percent to low-income households. The high-rise will include twenty-three different apartment types, as well as amenity spaces such as a catering kitchen, a two-level fitness center, a yoga and dance studio, a children’s playroom, a game room with billiards and ping pong, and a rooftop terrace.
461 Dean Street is one of 15 promised buildings going up in the project known as Pacific Park. pacificparkbrooklyn.com/
