Render courtesy of JDS Development via SHoP
Current Status: Under Construction
9 Dekalb Avenue Vital Stats
Address: 340 Flatbush Avenue Extension, Brooklyn, New York 11201 (Brooklyn Community Board 2)
Type: Mixed Commercial and Residential
Name: 9 Dekalb Avenue; Flatbush Tower; 340 Flatbush
Construction: Begun 2017; Complete by 2022
Design Architect: SHoP Architects
Executive Architect: SHoP Architects, P.C.
Developer: JDS Development Group
Builder: _
Height: 1,073 feet (325 meters); 93 stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 762,000 Sqft
Site Area: 46,367 square feet; 4,308 square meters
Density: 400 Units
View Zoning Diagram HERE
Superlatives: Tallest building in Brooklyn.
Loopholes Exploited:
Read through our blog below for more information on Supertalls.
ICYMI: W66th St Tower at BSA
While many were hitting the beach to beat the heat last week, LW! had an eventful 3 1/2 hour hearing at the Board of Standards and Appeals regarding 36 West 66th Street (aka 50 West 66th Street) and how it does (but mainly, how it does not) comply with Zoning. You...
LW’s Sean Khorsandi on Fox5 re 50 W. 66th Street Supertall
LW! Executive Director Sean Khorsandi is interviewed about developers' attempts to take advantage of zoning loopholes to build a Supertall tower at 50 W. 66th Street. Fox5 caught up with Sean outside the Board of Stand and Appeals during LW's hearing last week:
Helen Rosenthal at BSA: “I’m asking the BSA to…take a stand for our community and the zoning guidelines established to protect it.”
Council Member Helen Rosenthal gave testimony before the BSA on August 7 in support of Landmark West! and the community's appeal against the permits for the 50 W. 66th Street proposed development. Her 8/8/2019 e-newsletter highlighted her position (emphasis added): "I...
Contact Information
Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110
