Dezeen promotion: real estate developer Extell Development Company opened its Brooklyn Point development of luxury residences last year with interiors designed by Katherine Newman Design to reference Brooklyn's industrial history. Apartments are now available for sale.
The 68-storey Brooklyn Point development is located above City-Point, which is a 600,000 square-foot (56,000 square metre) complex with retail, dining and entertainment in Downtown Brooklyn.
The lobby at Brooklyn Point features copper piping and paneled walls
The interiors of Brooklyn Point were created by interior design studio Katherine Newman Design, which looked to incorporate Brooklyn's character throughout the building.
The studio combined the industrial aesthetic of the borough's warehouses with mid-century American and Scandinavian design. This is showcased throughout the building's amenity spaces covering over 40,000 square feet (3,700 square metres) of its indoor and outdoor areas. Decorative glass panels were suspended from the ceiling
On the ninth floor of the tower, the lounge, private dining areas and a demonstration kitchen are adjoined to a wine room, billiard and games room, a screening room, study and children's play room.
These spaces were designed to have both a vintage and antique aesthetic. The studio equipped the floor with metal patinated furnishings and finishes alongside fluted glass light fixtures and wooden furniture finished with natural oils and waxes.
The lounge is enveloped ...