New images of a planned 304-metre-tall tower in Brooklyn by SHoP Architects have been revealed in advance of a review by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
The 73-storey tower would be the tallest building in the borough and the first supertall building in the city outside of Manhattan, which has been experiencing a skinny skyscraper boom.
Developed by JDS Development Group and Chetrit Group, the tower would incorporate the landmark-designated Beaux-Arts Dime Savings Bank building into its base and would require the partial demolition of the rear of the historic structure.

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The demolition cannot proceed without the approval of the Preservation Commission. A review of the project is currently scheduled for 15 March. The thin tower includes a series of small setbacks with fins at the top. Bronze-coloured ribbons accent the primarily glass tower.
The new images are an update on plans originally unveiled last year
The old bank building, which features a domed hall, would be converted into a retail arcade.
Unlike the majority of the new supertall condominium towers rising in New York, the Brooklyn skyscraper would be filled with rental apartments, 20 per cent of which would be set aside for below-market rents.
Opinions are divided on the tower, with some worried that the spread of supertall towers will harm the quality of life in Brooklyn,...