Forest City to go pre-fab for next tower
Ending speculation about whether Forest City Ratner would build its first Atlantic Yards housing tower with off-site “modular” construction, the giant real estate firm this week announced that it has signed a $117 million contract with construction firm Skanska USA to build the tallest modular building in the U.S.
The building, known formally as “B2,” was designed by SHoP Architects. The same firm designed Barclays Center, the centerpiece of Atlantic Yards.
The new building will sit at the intersection of Dean Street and Flatbush Avenue and have 363 units, 50 percent of which will are slated to be low, moderate and middle-income homes. The remaining 50 percent will be market rate.