One Hanson Place, also known as the Williamsburgh Saving Bank Tower, is an Art Deco Romanesque building that during its time, dominated the Brooklyn landscape. It was built in 1929 as a residetial/ office building. The materials of the building are masonry, steel, lime stone, and gold (dome). The AIA Guide to New York City says, "inadvertenlty, this was new york's most phallic symbol... dominatin the lanscape of all Brooklyn." it stands at 512 feet (156m) tall, and is the 3rd tallest buiding in Long Island and one of the tallest four sided clock towers in the world.
Today it is a landmark that can be seen from the ground, a great distance away. Its location, it was built during a time when Brooklyn was begining to develope and had little impact on the surrounding buildings that it dominated due to its
Built: 2000-2004
floor Count: 57
Structural Type: Highrise, Atrium
Architectural style: Modern
Materials: Glass, steel, granite, concrete
Building Hieght: 229M 751.31FT
Architects: Skidmore Owings and Merrill LLP
BUILDING USES
- MIXED USE
- HOTEL
- OFFICE
- OTHER
- RESIDENTIAL
- RESTAURANT
- RETAIL
- THEATRE
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