Construction Tour: 1 Willoughby Square
North facade from Willoughby Street.
Facade installation is wrapping up at JEMB Realty’s 1 Willoughby Square, a 34-story Class A office tower rising in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by FXCollaborative, the 495-foot tall tower will be the firm’s new home on floors seven through nine. The facade of the tower features large 10 by 15 foot window bays, exposed concrete structure, and blue glazed brick spandrels.
Northwest corner from Willoughby Street.
Northeast corner from Albee Square West.
A school will occupy floors two through six, with office floors starting above on a setback volume. The rectangular floor plate of the office floors will be free of corner and interior columns, with concrete beams spanning between perimeter columns. Tapered beams at column connections will allow space for HVAC systems and help to minimize impacts on ceiling heights. Circulation and services will be provided by an appendage on the west side of the site, keeping the main office floor unobstructed and offering expansive views from an interior atrium adjacent to the elevator core.
Looking up at the west facade from Duffield Street.
Lobby interiors.
A typical office floor with column free spans.
Interior atrium at service core.
View north from an lower office floor.
Architect: FXCollaborative; Developer: JEMB Realty; Program: Commercial Office, School; Location: Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2021.
