City Tower

Interiors, Residences
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Brooklyn, NY
City Tower - planted terrace
The massing of the tower was arranged to allow and expansive rooftop garden terrace. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - lobby
The lobby creates a feeling of a refuge as residents step off of Flatbush Ave with softened light and natural materials. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - lounge
The resident lounge is finished with natural materials and Brooklyn-crafted furnishings and finishes. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - lounge detail
The soft textures and acoustic dampening of the finishes creates a sense of refuge. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - gym
The daylit gym opens onto the garden terrace. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - bike room
Bicycle Room at the 18th Floor. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - apartment interior
A residential kitchen with cabinetry details inspired by furniture construction. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - terrace
The terrace at the 43rd floor. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - tower view
The terracotta façade recalls the historic terracotta architectural details of downtown Brooklyn. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower at sunset. Photography by Eric Laignel.
Interiors, Residences
Brooklyn, NY
City Tower - planted terrace
The massing of the tower was arranged to allow and expansive rooftop garden terrace. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - lobby
The lobby creates a feeling of a refuge as residents step off of Flatbush Ave with softened light and natural materials. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - lounge
The resident lounge is finished with natural materials and Brooklyn-crafted furnishings and finishes. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower
The soft textures and acoustic dampening of the finishes creates a sense of refuge. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - gym
The daylit gym opens onto the garden terrace. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - bike storage
Bicycle Room at the 18th Floor. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - apartment interior
A residential kitchen with cabinetry details inspired by furniture construction. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - terrace
The terrace at the 43rd floor. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower - view
The terracotta façade recalls the historic terracotta architectural details of downtown Brooklyn. Photography by Eric Laignel.
City Tower at sunset
City Tower at sunset. Photography by Eric Laignel.
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City Tower rises from the City Point development, a 1.6 million square foot complex of retail, office, entertainment, and high-rise residential buildings in Downtown Brooklyn. Located on one of Brooklyn’s busiest streets, City Tower’s interior design is rooted in the borough’s culture and history, and designed as a peaceful refuge. The interior is inspired by Brooklyn’s design community through specification of unique materials and pieces from local artisans. Each public space incorporates warm, natural materials, such as stone, rapidly-renewable materials and wood reclaimed from the Hudson Valley, biomorphic patterns, and materials that patina over time.

2016
370,700 GSF
Located on one of Brooklyn’s busiest streets, City Tower’s interior design is rooted in the borough's culture and history.
City Tower terrace
The garden terrace is design for social interaction and connection with nature, and includes garden space for edible plants. Photography by Eric Laignel.

Essential to the design vision was connecting residents with nature and natural patterns in order to support health and wellness. On the high-density urban site, the tower is oriented to allow as much open space as possible in form of a large roof garden, designed in collaboration with Weintraub Diaz Landscape Architects, and recreation space created above the retail base. The lounge, gym, garden, and other amenities were designed as an extension of the residences above, and programmed to support leisure, work, and social activities.

Natural materials and low- to non-VOC paints, adhesives, sealants and coatings create a healthy indoor atmosphere. Sustainability measures such as high efficiency plumbing fixtures, carefully selected building systems, and a high-performance terracotta curtain wall, allow the tower to achieve 20% energy cost savings beyond code. For its sustainability strategies, City Tower attained LEED Silver certification.

Collaborators

This project is developed by The Brodsky Organization.

The project team also includes:

Cosentini, DeSimone Engineers, Development Consulting Services, Inc. (DCS), Entek, Heintges, Joseph Neto & Associates/Lerch Bates, Lendlease, Pentagram, Philip Habib and Associates, SLCE Architects, Weintraub Diaz, and William Vitacco Associates (WVA)