AVA DoBro
{{short description|Residential skyscraper in Brooklyn, New York}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox building
|name = AVA DoBro
|image = AVADobro1.jpg
|image_size = 200px
|caption =
|location = 100 Willoughby Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201 United States
|coordinates =
|roof = {{convert|624|ft|m|abbr=on|0}}{{cite web|url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/avalon-willoughby-west/9815 |title=Avalon Willoughby Square - The Skyscraper Center |publisher=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |accessdate=August 13, 2018}}
|floor_count = 57
|building_type = Residential
|start_date = 2013
|completion_date = 2015
|opening =
|status = Completed
|architectural_style =
|architect = Schuman, Lichtenstein, Claman & Efron{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/buildings/1172388/avalon-willoughby-square-new-york-city-ny-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410081617/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/1172388/avalon-willoughby-square-new-york-city-ny-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 10, 2015|title=Avalon Willoughby Square|date=2014|publisher=Emporis|accessdate=April 6, 2015}}
| structural_engineer = DeSimone Consulting Engineers
|main_contractor =
|developer =
|cost =
|alternate_names = Avalon Willoughby West
}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2014/9/17/whats-up-downtown-brooklyn-residential-construction-part-two|title=What's up with Downtown Brooklyn residential construction? Part Two|author=Croghan, Lore|publisher=Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=September 17, 2014|accessdate=October 22, 2014}} Developed by AvalonBay Communities, 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 was built, including an elevator.{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/39/11/dtg-new-subway-entrance-elevator-2016-02-19-bk.html |title=Stop and stair! Luxury development builds its own subway entrance |publisher=Brooklyn Paper |date=March 4, 2016|first=Lauren |last=Gill |accessdate=March 4, 2016}}
When it topped out in July 2015,{{cite web|url=http://tectonicphoto.com/blog/2015/7/20/avalon-willoughby-square|title=Avalon Willoughby Square|publisher=tectonicphoto|accessdate=August 1, 2015|archive-date=August 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822105742/http://tectonicphoto.com/blog/2015/7/20/avalon-willoughby-square|url-status=dead}} it became the tallest building in Brooklyn, surpassing 388 Bridge Street by {{convert|34|ft|m|0}};{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2014/11/dtg-388-bridge-street-2014-03-07-bk_2014_11.html|title=Got your steppin’ stone! 388 Bridge Street is Brooklyn’s tallest tower, for now|author=Perlman, Matthew|publisher=Brooklyn Daily|date=March 13, 2014|accessdate=October 22, 2014|archive-date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813210622/https://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2014/11/dtg-388-bridge-street-2014-03-07-bk_2014_11.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/37/2/dtg-avalon-willoughby-west-steals-water-2014-01-10-bk_37_2.html|title=The city takes it all back, says the contractor for Brooklyn’s soon-to-be-tallest building had a permit to take hydrant water all along|author=Perlman, Matt|publisher=The Brooklyn Paper|date=December 31, 2013|accessdate=October 22, 2014}} until it was passed by The Hub a few months later.[http://newyork.citybizlist.com/article/323290/steiner-nyc-commemorates-topping-out-of-brooklyns-tallest-building-the-hub-at-333-schermerhorn-st Steiner NYC Commemorates Topping Out Of Brooklyn’s Tallest Building, The Hub, At 333 Schermerhorn St] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108225319/http://newyork.citybizlist.com/article/323290/steiner-nyc-commemorates-topping-out-of-brooklyns-tallest-building-the-hub-at-333-schermerhorn-st |date=January 8, 2016 }}. 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
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.avaloncommunities.com/new-york/brooklyn-apartments/ava-dobro}}
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{{S-bef|before=388 Bridge Street}}
{{S-ttl|title=Tallest building in Brooklyn|years=2015–2017}}
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{{Downtown Brooklyn}}
Category:Residential skyscrapers in New York City
Category:Residential buildings in Brooklyn
Category:Skyscrapers in Brooklyn
Category:Residential buildings completed in 2015
Category:2015 establishments in New York City
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