City Point (Brooklyn) Explained

City Point
Building Type:Mixed-use
Location:336 Flatbush Avenue Extension
Alternate Names:1 City Point
10 City Point
City Tower
One DeKalb Avenue
Coordinates:40.6903°N -73.9822°W
Roof:361feet (City Point I)
525feet (City Point II)
720feet (City Point III)
Floor Count:30
Completion Date:2015 (City Point I)
2016 (City Point II)
2020 (City Point III)
Floor Area:1.6e6ft21.9e6ft2
Architect:Cook + Fox Architects
Main Contractor:Albee Development LLC
Management:The Brodsky Organization

City Point is a mixed-use multi-building residential and commercial complex in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City.[1] City Point is, by square footage, the largest mixed-use development in the city. City Point III, standing at 720 feet in height, is currently the second tallest building in Brooklyn (behind the Brooklyn Tower) as well as the fourth tallest on Long Island (behind the Brooklyn Tower, the Skyline Tower in Long Island City, Queens, and Sven in Long Island City).[2]

City Point was supported by the New York City Economic Development Corporation as a sustainable mixed-use development for retail and housing.[3] The project was developed by Albee Development LLC and designed by Cook + Fox architects, and is LEED-silver certified.[3] [4] It was expected to create at least 328 construction jobs and 108 permanent jobs.[5]

The complex is built over the northwest entrance to the DeKalb Avenue station on the New York City Subway's . It is across the Flatbush Avenue Extension from Long Island University's Brooklyn campus, and across Fleet Street from the Brooklyn Tower. City Point is located on the former site of the Albee Square Mall,[6] and its southern entrance is centered on the Fulton Street Mall.

Description and history

In 2004, the New York City Economic Development Corporation adopted the "Downtown Brooklyn Plan", which consisted of a series of zoning changes and public works.[3] City Point was one of the winning developments proposed, sitting on municipal-owned land, in an area already well-established as a shopping corridor.[3]

The development was stalled in permitting but was helped through by then-Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, when the developers, Acadia Realty, made donations to a non-profit Markowitz operated.[7] Markowitz and Acadia denied wrongdoing and cast the blame on the insistence of a partner firm, PA Associates, who were later indicted with bribing former New York State Senator Carl Kruger.[7]

Towers

The first tower, City Point Tower I (also known as 7 DeKalb),[8] opened in 2015. It is a 19-story, 225,000-square-foot tower with 200 units of affordable housing,[9] and of retail space.[3]

The second tower, City Point Tower II (also known as 1 DeKalb Avenue),[10] or 10 City Point, doing business as City Tower[11] was completed in 2015[12] and opened in 2016. It is a 30-story, 335,000-square-foot tower with 440 market-rate units.[3] [13]

A third tower—City Point Tower III, located at 138 Willoughby Street planned to be 720feet tall, making it the tallest in Brooklyn in 2020.[14] 9 DeKalb Avenue (now The Brooklyn Tower) surpassed City Point Tower III in height in 2021.[15] It was planned to contain 458 market-rate condo units taking up 1082218ft2, with three stories of commercial space occupying 502460ft2.[16] [17] Tower III will be doing business as Brooklyn Point and was being designed by the firm Kohn Pedersen Fox.[18] This would be the only for-sale residential development at City Point.[19]

Shopping

Accessible by entrances on Flatbush Avenue Extension and on Fulton Street is a shopping plaza with big box national chain stores, smaller retail shops, a movie theater, bar, and grocery store, as well as restaurants and a 27,000 square foot[20] food court in the basement of Tower II called DeKalb Market Hall.[21] DeKalb Market Hall has 40 different vendors,[22] small businesses based in the New York City area.[23]

Between the first and second towers is "the podium", within which was built of retail space, including a 4-floor Primark store.[24] and an Alamo Drafthouse.[25] On January 29, 2017, Target opened its store in City Point Tower II.[26] A Fogo de Chão restaurant opened on the ground level in April 2024.[27]

Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg was installed permanently outside 445 Albee Square in City Point on March 12, 2021.[28] The statue consists of a 6feet bronze statue, set on a 1feet base, depicting Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court.[29] [30] [31]

Notable tenants

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The crazy real estate boom taking over Flatbush Avenue. September 6, 2017. Donnelly. Tim. New York Post. September 12, 2017.
  2. Web site: Inside City Tower, the Future of Downtown Brooklyn. April 28, 2016. Rinn. Natalie. Brooklyn Magazine. September 12, 2017.
  3. Web site: City Point. September 12, 2017.
  4. Web site: City Point . 2024-04-20 . Island Exterior Fabricators . en-US.
  5. News: City Point design revealed. February 18, 2010. Witt. Stephen. New York Post. May 9, 2018. en-US.
  6. Web site: Albee Square - Downtown Brooklyn. November 1, 2012. September 12, 2017.
  7. News: From Brooklyn Office, Mixing Clout and Charity. The New York Times. October 25, 2011. Robbins. Liz. Cowan. Alison Leigh.
  8. Web site: 7 DEKALB / City Point / Brooklyn Full-service Rentals. 7dekalb.com. September 12, 2017.
  9. Web site: City Point Tower Received 90,000 Applications for 200 Affordable Apartments. March 16, 2016. Warerkar. Tanay. Curbed NY. September 12, 2017.
  10. Web site: City Point Tower II . Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat . Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat . The Skyscraper Center . . July 11, 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150714171236/http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/city-point-tower-ii/15744 . July 14, 2015 .
  11. Web site: New Apartments in Brooklyn | City Tower Brooklyn . April 12, 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160419193904/http://citytowerbk.com/ . April 19, 2016 .
  12. Web site: City Point Phase 2 Tops out at 43 Stories With Glassy Facade. Cate. Corcoran. June 4, 2015. Brownstoner. September 12, 2017.
  13. Web site: Inside Downtown Brooklyn's New 440-Unit Rental Tower. October 8, 2015. Plitt. Amy. Curbed NY. September 12, 2017.
  14. Web site: Warerkar . Tanay . August 7, 2017 . Downtown Brooklyn's final City Point tower starts construction . September 12, 2017 . Curbed NY.
  15. Web site: YIMBY Scopes Views From SHoP's Topped-Out 'Brooklyn Tower' At 9 DeKalb Avenue In Downtown Brooklyn. October 29, 2021. Young. Michael. New York YIMBY. October 29, 2021. October 29, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211029120819/https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/10/yimby-scopes-views-from-shops-topped-out-brooklyn-tower-at-9-dekalb-avenue-in-downtown-brooklyn.html . live.
  16. Web site: Construction Under Way on 50-Plus-Story Tower at DoBro's City Point. Seán. Devlin. August 7, 2017. Brownstoner. September 12, 2017.
  17. News: Downtown Brooklyn's Next Luxury Tower. Stefanos. Chen. The New York Times. February 23, 2018. March 19, 2018.
  18. Web site: Brooklyn Point: New Downtown Condo Tower Will Be Borough's Tallest—For Now. Pamela. Wong. December 18, 2017. Bklyner. December 19, 2017.
  19. Brooklyn Point, First And Only For-Sale Residence At City Point In Downtown Brooklyn, Launches Sales. Extell Development Company. March 22, 2018. www.prnewswire.com. en. May 9, 2018.
  20. Web site: City Point Tower One. www.citypointtower1.com. September 12, 2017.
  21. Web site: Casey. Nell. June 16, 2017. Inside DeKalb Market Hall, The Gigantic New Brooklyn Food Hall With A Katz's Outpost. Gothamist. September 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903134608/http://gothamist.com/2017/06/16/dekalb_market_hall.php#photo-1#photo-1. September 3, 2017. dead.
  22. Web site: DeKalb Market Hall. dekalbmarkethall.com. en-US. May 2, 2018.
  23. Web site: Inside the Hustle and Bustle of Small Business in Brooklyn. The Bridge. May 2, 2018. Phillips. Arden. May 7, 2018.
  24. Web site: Frost . Mary . December 20, 2022 . Primark opening creates a sensation in Downtown Brooklyn . January 4, 2023 . Brooklyn Eagle.
  25. Web site: Checking in on DoBro's Almost Complete City Point Towers. May 23, 2015. Amato. Rowley. Curbed NY. September 12, 2017.
  26. Web site: Plitt. Amy. January 19, 2017. Brooklyn's newest Target will open in City Point on January 29. October 31, 2020. Curbed NY. en.
  27. Web site: O'Neil . Meaghan McGoldrick . 2024-04-02 . Firing up in Downtown Brooklyn: Fogo de Chão to open April 15 at City Point • Brooklyn Paper . 2024-04-20 . www.brooklynpaper.com . en-US.
  28. News: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's statue unveiled in her native Brooklyn, N.Y. . Randi . Richardson . . March 12, 2021 . June 4, 2021.
  29. Web site: Kimberly . Dole . October 15, 2020 . Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be unveiled during Women's History Month in March . WBBM News Radio.
  30. News: Kevin . Duggan . October 13, 2020 . RBG statue planned for Downtown's City Point in 2021 . Brooklyn Paper.
  31. Web site: New mural honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg going up in East Village . ABC 7 . November 11, 2020.

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