550 Vanderbilt’s Neighborhood Partners Program is one of Forbes 10 residential amenities that rock and truly go beyond the expected. Read More
Apr 20, 2017
Washington Post
Luxury housing marks the latest trend in stadium amenities around the country
Across the country, luxury apartments are being built around entertainment venues. This is the case as well at Pacific Park Brooklyn where luxury housing as well as housing for working and middle class families is being built around Barclays Center. Read More
Apr 06, 2017
Business Insider
11 billion-dollar mega-projects that will transform New York City by 2035
With its 6,430 new apartments, an eight-acre park, and a variety of shops, Pacific Park Brooklyn is one of the mega-projects that will have a transformative impact on Brooklyn and New York City as a whole. Read More
Gardening plots on a communal terrace at 550 Vanderbilt will give residents the opportunity to garden alongside trendy farm-to-table-restaurant Olmstead. Read More
At first glance, the tower looks like any other shiny new apartment complex. But upon closer inspection, Tetris-like pods reveal a complex modular construction method. There are a total of 930 modules, which all fit together like a puzzle. Read More
It was a momentous year for Prospect Heights and its neighborhood-inside-a-neighborhood, Pacific Park. Six of the megaproject’s buildings are now in various phases of construction, with SHoP’s prefabricated rental tower at 461 Dean Street already welcoming residents. The housing lottery for 535 Carlton, a fully-affordable development within the megaproject, opened in July, and the market-rate apartments of 550 Vanderbilt continued their selling streak. For a project that’s been in the works since 2003, that’s no small deal. The buzzy neighborhood even got a little more so when Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o was spotted perusing apartments at 550 Vanderbilt back in August.
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Nov 17, 2016
Architectural Digest
The World’s Tallest Modular Skyscraper Welcomes Its First Residents
Set in Brooklyn's historic Prospect Heights neighborhood, 461 Dean Street passes the three tests for any residential space: location, location, location. The building is positioned directly next to the Barclays Center—home to the Brooklyn Nets (NBA), New York Islanders (NHL), and numerous monthly concerts—and to a major transportation hub. Read More
Nov 16, 2016
Business Insider
The world’s tallest modular apartment building just opened in New York City — take a look inside
461 Dean, a 32-story apartment complex in Brooklyn, is the newest residential tower in New York City to feature modular construction. It's now considered the tallest modular tower in the world. The apartments' pre-fabricated rooms fit and lock together like a puzzle pieces. The modules were placed by cranes to create the building. PHOTO CREDIT: Max Touhey Read More
Nov 15, 2016
NY1
Building Blocks: A First Look at the World’s Tallest Modular Tower as it Opens in Brooklyn
Developers call it cutting edge — using modular construction to build towers. Now the tallest modular building in the world is open in Brooklyn and ready to welcome residents. Borough reporter Jeanine Ramirez got a first look inside.
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Nov 15, 2016
Wall Street Journal
Modular Building Believed to Be World’s Tallest Makes Debut in Brooklyn
What is believed to be the world’s tallest modular building made its debut Tuesday in Brooklyn, a 32-story rental tower constructed with prefabricated units stacked like Legos.
Forest City Ratner Cos. is now leasing the building, known as 461 Dean. It has 363 studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments.
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