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[[File:|100px|Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower ]]
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower

Thirty-two high-rises stand taller than 295 feet (90 m) in Brooklyn, the most populous of New York City's five boroughs. The current tallest building in Brooklyn is 388 Bridge Street in Downtown Brooklyn, which rises 590 feet (180 m) and was opened in 2014. Avalon Willoughby West, currently under construction in Downtown Brooklyn, is slated to become Brooklyn's tallest building at 596 feet (182 m) following its topping out in 2015. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower (pictured) in Fort Greene, at 512 feet (156 m), was the tallest building in Brooklyn for 80 years from its completion in 1929 until 2009, when The Brooklyner was topped out at 514 feet (157 m). The Brooklyner and the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower are currently the borough's second and third-tallest buildings. Brooklyn's fourth-tallest building, at 489 feet (149 m), is 66 Rockwell Place, a residential tower that was completed in 2014. (Full list...)

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