This is a great background building.
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Brooklyn, I barely know ye!
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My old stomping ground -
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I am looking at the materials used, construction methods, design details, of this facade (or curtain wall) at 589 Fulton Street. I then compared those same attributes with what is posted on the 520 5th Avenue thread.
They are both well done, and quite attractive: but I can only imagine how much more time/cost is required to create an ultra high quality building like 520 5th Ave. 
Bravo to both; as they are each a great final result - but obviously at a vastly different price point.
Always some Interesting observations & juxtapositions to be found here on the YIMBY forums.
This is 589 Fulton St…
photo by 5Bfilms
Compared with 520 5th Ave.
photo by TKDV
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At a rudimentary level, they’re both still using unitized curtain panels that are really still built the same way, aluminum extrusions are attached to those panels either in the factory or on site. This has happened for both projects where the extrusions are attached both ways, in production and on site.
I think the only difference is that you’re comparing parts of the building that are dissimilar, by comparing the portion with terracotta instead of the aluminum extrusions past the podium portion on 520 5th, to the podium portion of this project which is still just the aluminum extrusions on the whole building.
The real only difference is how the aluminum extrusions or parts are manufactured/how they look (in terms of design)
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I kinda like it? It’s a cool effect seeing so many windows with casing squished together. Not like the pure glass curtain walls which can become tiresome if not in an interesting shape.
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The shape is bit basic and monolithic, but the materials are top-notch. Overall though a welcomed addition in what’s mostly lower-quality new developments in the area.
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.The “prow” of the ship redeems would otherwise be a pretty boring building. The use of three effects at the end of varying heights actually makes the building much more interesting than it otherwise would be. Not great but certainly well above the mean.
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We take what we can get.