At 1,066 feet tall and 735,000 square feet, the apartment building at 9 Dekalb Avenue is set to be the tallest tower in Brooklyn. At the base, the historic Brooklyn Dime Savings Bank will be restored and repurposed for commercial use, and serve as a connection to the new ground-up residential tower at the north end of the site. The residential tower, complete with incredible amenities and extensive retail at the ground floor, will define the Brooklyn skyline, rivaling the height and character of Manhattan towers across the river. 

Taking indication from context of it’s downtown Brooklyn lot, the team at SHoP designed the unique tower into a hexagon, with setbacks rotating up the tower to both allow for views and to emphasize the amazing verticality. The rich material palette, ranging from bronze to marble, both references the historical bank and evokes a sense of timelessness. The over 500 rental and condo units in the building, were meticulously laid out to work with this hexagonal shape and capitalize on views out in every direction.