AVA DoBro, also known as Avalon Willoughby West and by its address of 100 Willoughby, is a residential high-rise building in
Downtown Brooklyn,
New York City
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.
A large building, it has 826 units over 57 floors.
As part of the development, a new entrance to the
Jay Street–MetroTech station of the
New York City Subway
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was built, including an
elevator
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.
When it topped out in July 2015, it became the
tallest building in Brooklyn, surpassing
388 Bridge Street
388 Bridge Street is a 590-foot residential high-rise skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn, within New York City. It contains 378 market rate units, mixed between 234 rentals and 144 condominiums. The building was originally under construction as an ...
by ;
until it was passed by
The Hub The Hub may refer to:
Places
* The Hub, Bronx, an area of the South Bronx, New York, known for its convergence of subway and bus lines
* The Hub (Edinburgh), former church in Edinburgh that is now home to the Edinburgh International Festival
* T ...
a few months later.
Steiner NYC Commemorates Topping Out Of Brooklyn’s Tallest Building, The Hub, At 333 Schermerhorn St
. City Biz List. December 18, 2015. Accessed January 7, 2016.
Gallery
File:AVADobro2.jpg, External rear view glass trim for the building.
File:Construction at 100 Willoughby.JPG, Tower under construction in 2014.
File:Jay St BMT new entrance vc.jpg, The new subway entrance for 2016.
See also
* List of tallest buildings in Brooklyn
Brooklyn, the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, contains over 60 high-rises that stand taller than . The Brooklyn Tower, a condominium and rental tower in the Downtown neighborhood of the borough, is Brooklyn's tallest building a ...
* List of tallest buildings in New York City
New York City, the most populous city in the United States, is home to over 7,000 completed high-rise buildings of at least , of which at least 95 are taller than . The tallest building in New York is One World Trade Center, which rises ...
* The Hub The Hub may refer to:
Places
* The Hub, Bronx, an area of the South Bronx, New York, known for its convergence of subway and bus lines
* The Hub (Edinburgh), former church in Edinburgh that is now home to the Edinburgh International Festival
* T ...
References
External links
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Residential skyscrapers in New York City
Residential buildings in Brooklyn
Downtown Brooklyn
Skyscrapers in Brooklyn
Residential buildings completed in 2015
2015 establishments in New York City
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