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City Point (Brooklyn)

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City Point
Company typeMixed-use development
IndustryReal estate, Retail
PredecessorAlbee Square Mall
Founded2015
FounderAlbee Development LLC
Headquarters
Brooklyn, New York City
,
United States
Area served
Downtown Brooklyn
ProductsResidential units, Retail space, Commercial space
OwnerAlbee Development LLC
Websitewww.citypointbrooklyn.com

Overview

City Point is a multi-building complex in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City, featuring a blend of residential and commercial spaces. It ranks as the city's largest mixed-use development by total floor area. The third phase, City Point III, rises to 720 feet, making it the second tallest structure in Brooklyn after the Brooklyn Tower and the fourth tallest on Long Island, following the Brooklyn Tower, Skyline Tower in Long Island City, Queens, and Sven also located in Long Island City.

Supported by the New York City Economic Development Corporation, City Point was envisioned as a sustainable project combining retail and residential uses. Developed by Albee Development LLC with architectural design by Cook + Fox Architects, the complex has achieved LEED Silver certification. The development was projected to generate a minimum of 328 construction jobs alongside 108 permanent employment opportunities.

Situated above an entrance to the DeKalb Avenue subway station on the Template:NYCS trains, City Point sits directly opposite Long Island University's Brooklyn campus across the Flatbush Avenue Extension and faces the Brooklyn Tower across Fleet Street. The site previously housed the Albee Square Mall, with its southern access focused on the Fulton Street Mall.

Description and history

View southeast along Flatbush Avenue Extension in 2015, featuring City Point Tower II on the left and City Point Tower I on the right. The future site of City Point Tower III, completed in 2020, is visible in the foreground.

In 2004, the New York City Economic Development Corporation introduced the "Downtown Brooklyn Plan," which involved a series of zoning adjustments alongside public infrastructure improvements.[1] City Point emerged as one of the successful projects selected, situated on city-owned land within a neighborhood already recognized as a retail hub.[1]

Although permitting delays initially hindered progress, support from then-Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz helped advance the project when Acadia Realty, the developer, contributed funds to a nonprofit organization managed by Markowitz.[2] Both Markowitz and Acadia denied any misconduct, attributing issues to a partner company, PA Associates, which was later charged with bribing former New York State Senator Carl Kruger.[2]

Towers

City Point Tower I, also referred to as 7 DeKalb,[3] opened its doors in 2015. This 19-story building encompasses approximately 225,000 square feet and offers 200 affordable housing units,[4] along with around 50,000 square feet (4,600 m2) dedicated to retail space.[1]

The second structure, known as City Point Tower II or 1 DeKalb Avenue,[5] also marketed as City Tower[6], was completed in 2015 and opened in 2016.[7] This tower rises to 30 stories with roughly 335,000 square feet of space containing 440 market-rate residential units.[1][8]

Burger stand inside DeKalb Hall

City Point Tower III, located at 138 Willoughby Street and planned to reach approximately 720 feet (220 m), was set to become Brooklyn's tallest building upon its completion in 2020.[9] However, 9 DeKalb Avenue (now known as The Brooklyn Tower) surpassed it in height by 2021.[10] This third tower was designed to house approximately 458 market-rate condominium units across 1,082,218 square feet (100,541.3 m2), with three floors allocated for commercial use totaling 502,460 square feet (46,680 m2).[11][12] Named Brooklyn Point, this tower was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox.[13] Notably, it represents the only residential component at City Point offered for sale rather than rent.[14]

Shopping

The shopping complex, accessible via entrances on Flatbush Avenue Extension and Fulton Street, features a variety of large national chain stores, smaller retail outlets, a cinema, a bar, a grocery store, and numerous dining options. Additionally, the basement level of Tower II houses a 27,000-square-foot food court known as DeKalb Market Hall. This market hall hosts 40 vendors representing small businesses primarily from the New York City area.

Situated between the first and second towers is "the podium," which contains approximately 660,000 square feet of retail space. Among its key tenants are a four-story Primark store and an Alamo Drafthouse cinema. On January 29, 2017, Target inaugurated its City Point Tower II location, followed by the opening of a Trader Joe's in June of the same year.

In April 2024, a Fogo de Chão restaurant commenced operations on the complex’s ground floor.

Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

On March 12, 2021, a bronze statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg was unveiled outside 445 Albee Square within City Point. The sculpture, standing approximately 6 ft (1.8 m) tall on a 1 ft (0.30 m) pedestal, honors Ginsburg as the second female justice appointed to the United States Supreme Court. In October 2022, this statue was relocated to the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital operated by South Brooklyn Health, which officially opened its doors on May 2, 2023.

Notable tenants

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named nycedc.com
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Robbins, Liz; Cowan, Alison Leigh (October 25, 2011). "From Brooklyn Office, Mixing Clout and Charity". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "7 DEKALB / City Point / Brooklyn Full-service Rentals". 7dekalb.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ Warerkar, Tanay (March 16, 2016). "City Point Tower Received 90,000 Applications for 200 Affordable Apartments". Curbed NY. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. "City Point Tower II". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ "New Apartments in Brooklyn | City Tower Brooklyn". Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ Corcoran, Cate (June 4, 2015). "City Point Phase 2 Tops out at 43 Stories With Glassy Facade". Brownstoner. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  8. ↑ Plitt, Amy (October 8, 2015). "Inside Downtown Brooklyn's New 440-Unit Rental Tower". Curbed NY. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ Warerkar, Tanay (August 7, 2017). "Downtown Brooklyn's final City Point tower starts construction". Curbed NY. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ Young, Michael (October 29, 2021). "YIMBY Scopes Views From SHoP's Topped-Out 'Brooklyn Tower' At 9 DeKalb Avenue In Downtown Brooklyn". New York YIMBY. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  11. ↑ Devlin, Seán (August 7, 2017). "Construction Under Way on 50-Plus-Story Tower at DoBro's City Point". Brownstoner. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  12. ↑ Chen, Stefanos (February 23, 2018). "Downtown Brooklyn's Next Luxury Tower". The New York Times. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  13. ↑ Wong, Pamela (December 18, 2017). "Brooklyn Point: New Downtown Condo Tower Will Be Borough's Tallest—For Now". Bklyner. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Brooklyn Point, First And Only For-Sale Residence At City Point In Downtown Brooklyn, Launches Sales" (Press release). Extell Development Company. March 22, 2018.

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