NEW YORK | The Brooklyn Tower (9 DeKalb Ave) | 1,073 FT | 74 FLOORS

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Dezeen readers name Brooklyn Tower world's best skyscraper

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NEW YORK | 11 Hoyt Street | 620 FT | 52 FLOORS

Continuing the discussion from NEW YORK | Flatbush Ave Corridor (DoBro + BAM + AY): So begins the description of an unusual, quietly-held and — insiders say — extremely valuable stake the Chera family’s Crown Acquisitions owns in the Macy’s garage at 11 Hoyt Street, between Fulton and Livingston streets. The parking facility sits across Hoyt from the Macy’s flagship Brooklyn department store at 422 Fulton Street. […] A CBRE investment sales team led by Vice Chairmen Darcy Stacom and Wi…

Fourth place went to OMA’s Eagle + West in

NEW YORK | Greenpoint Landing | (11 Towers) | 30-40 FLOORS

Mapping Greenpoint’s Towertastic Waterfront Of The Future Friday, December 13, 2013, by Hana R. Alberts Earlier this week, the City Council voted to green light the ever-contentious Greenpoint Landing project, whose centerpiece is 10 controversially-rendered tall towers that’ll house some 5,000 units. Despite significant community opposition, the project is going ahead, and developers have made concessions to area residents that include construction of a K-8 school, money for a park, shuttle…

Pretty strong showing for Brooklyn