The Alloy Block
Alternative names80 Flatbush, 100 Flatbush
General information
StatusUnder construction
TypeMixed-use
Coordinates40°41′10″N 73°58′46″W / 40.68611°N 73.97944°W / 40.68611; -73.97944
Construction started2021
Estimated completion2027 (Phase 1)
Height
Roof510 ft (160 m) (Phase One)
840 ft (260 m) (Phase Two)[1][2]

The Alloy Block is an under-construction a mixed-use development with two buildings in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, near Downtown Brooklyn. The two buildings, at 80 and 100 Flatbush Avenue, will incorporate residential units, two schools, office space, and a retail base. One of the schools will be an expanded facility for Khalil Gibran International Academy, while the other will be a new 350-seat elementary school.[3] Alloy, the developer, is also partnering with BRIC to turn a building on the site that will not be razed into new spaces for the organization.[4]

Planning

The development is planned for a triangular plot in Brooklyn. One of the buildings on the site, a former Civil War infirmary, will be preserved and re-purposed as a cultural facility.[3] The completion of the project was contingent on the rezoning of the site owned by Alloy and the New York City Department of Education so that two towers can be built and floor-area ratio can be tripled. Without the rezoning, Alloy would still be able to build a single tower taller than the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower, which is over 500 feet (150 m) tall.[5]

Local community members feared that 80 Flatbush as originally planned would cast large shadows around Boerum Hill and Prospect Heights, since one of the towers was originally supposed to be as tall as the Chrysler Building, which is 1,046 feet (319 m) tall. Housing advocates meanwhile urged approval of the project as necessary to alleviate the city's housing shortage.[6][7] In August 2018, New York City Council member Stephen Levin announced that he would seek a height reduction.[8] Following a height reduction for both towers, the project was approved by a New York City Council subcommittee in September 2018,[9][10] and was subsequently approved by the full council. The height of Phase One was cut from 986 to 840 feet (301 to 256 m) while Phase Two was cut from 560 to 510 feet (170 to 160 m).[11]

Construction and changes

As of October 2019, demolition of the site's preexisting structures had begun.[12] The first tower, designated as 100 Flatbush Avenue, was supposed to have been built by 2022, and the second tower would have been completed by 2025.[13] Alloy announced in December 2019 that the first tower would be the first fully-electric mixed-use skyscraper in New York City; the first tower was pushed back to 2023 and the second tower was delayed to 2026.[14][15]

The project was delayed significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. In May 2021, Alloy announced that, due to a steep decline in office space during the pandemic, the office space at 100 Flatbush Avenue would be scrapped. The number of apartments at 100 Flatbush would increase from 257 to 441.[13][16] By the middle of that year, the project had received a construction loan of $240 million, allowing work on the project to commence.[17][18] The development was renamed the Alloy Block.[18][19] Work on the first tower's foundation started in December 2021.[20] The superstructure of 100 Flatbush was constructed starting in June 2022.[21] The first tower is expected to have 45 affordable apartments and 396 market rate apartments with the address 505 State Street, as well as retail space at 100 Flatbush Avenue.[19] The tower at 100 Flatbush Avenue topped out during January 2023.[22][23]

References

  1. ↑ Wilson, Reid (April 4, 2017). "Two-Tower, 900-Unit Mixed-Use Development Planned at 80 Flatbush Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn". New York YIMBY. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ Baird-Remba, Rebecca (September 20, 2018). "City Council Committees Sign Off on Shorter Towers at 80 Flatbush in Brooklyn". CommercialObserver.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Rosenberg, Zoe (April 3, 2017). "Massive Downtown Brooklyn project will include 900 apartments, schools, cultural space". Curbed. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ Sugar, Rachel (May 24, 2017). "Downtown Brooklyn megaproject will include studio space for artists through BRIC partnership". Curbed. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Alloy plans mixed-use megaproject in Downtown Brooklyn". The Real Deal. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ Baird-Remba, Rebecca (May 2, 2018). "Pro-Development Groups Push for Boerum Hill Towers, as Brooklyn Neighbors Fight Back". Commercial Observer. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ Raskin, Sam (September 17, 2018). "The YIMBY movement comes to New York City". Curbed. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ Croghan, Lore (August 15, 2018). "Councilmember Levin will seek tweaks to 80 Flatbush development plan". Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  9. ↑ Plitt, Amy (September 20, 2018). "Brooklyn's 80 Flatbush gets crucial City Council committee approval". Curbed. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ Cuba, Julianne (September 20, 2018). "Councilmembers unanimously approve shrunken 80 Flatbush project". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  11. ↑ Warerkar, Tanay (September 26, 2018). "Brooklyn's 80 Flatbush gets decisive City Council approval". Curbed NY. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  12. ↑ Young, Michael (October 9, 2019). "Demolition At 80 Flatbush Avenue Nears Completion In Boerum Hill, Brooklyn". YIMBY. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  13. 1 2 Oder, Norman (May 18, 2021). "80 Flatbush Project Swaps Office Space for Mostly Market-Rate Housing in First Tower As It Begins Construction". Bklyner. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  14. ↑ Morris, Sebastian (December 13, 2019). "Alloy Development Set to Complete NYC's First All-Electric Tower at 100 Flatbush Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn". New York YIMBY. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  15. ↑ Zagare, Liena (December 6, 2019). "Bye, National Grid! 100 Flatbush Goes 100% Electric". Bklyner. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Alloy Development Swaps Offices for Apartments at 80 Flatbush". The Real Deal New York. May 20, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  17. ↑ Small, Eddie (July 14, 2021). "Exclusive: Alloy Development lands $240M to start construction on 80 Flatbush". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  18. 1 2 Gannon, Devin (July 19, 2021). "Construction set to begin on five-building Alloy Block development in Downtown Brooklyn". 6sqft. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  19. 1 2 Brachfeld, Ben (July 20, 2021). "Construction to start this summer on 80 Flatbush, city's first all-electric residential tower". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  20. ↑ Young, Michael (December 16, 2021). "Excavation Underway for The Alloy Block at 100 Flatbush Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn". New York YIMBY. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  21. ↑ Young, Michael (June 17, 2022). "Alloy Block's 100 Flatbush Avenue Begins Ascent in Downtown Brooklyn". New York YIMBY. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  22. ↑ Ginsburg, Aaron (January 18, 2023). "NYC's first all-electric skyscraper tops out in Downtown Brooklyn". 6sqft. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Alloy Development Announces Topping Out of 100 Flatbush, New York City's First All-Electric Skyscraper". Real Estate Weekly. January 23, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
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