this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023
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The SHoP-designed amenity will be on the tower’s “wind floor” and open to the elements 629 feet up.

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https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.curbed.com%2F2023%2F07%2Fbrooklyn-tower-luxury-basketball-court-amenity.html

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I mean, it's basically dead space, and putting in these types of amenities seems like a reasonably good idea. I imagine other skinny skyscrapers will try something similar.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm adding a nonpaywalled link (I didn’t realize it was behind a paywall when I initially posted):

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.curbed.com%2F2023%2F07%2Fbrooklyn-tower-luxury-basketball-court-amenity.html

I guess they are trying to appeal to basketball players who might be in town to play at the Barclay's Center (do professionalbasketball players need homes in all of the major cities they play in?).