First Mods of World’s Largest Prefabricated Building Assembled in Brooklyn

Nicole Anderson

10 years ago

First modular component of B2 tower hoisted up (Courtesy of DKC Public Relations)

First modular component of B2 tower hoisted up (Courtesy of DKC Public Relations, Marketing & Government Affairs) — First modular component of B2 tower hoisted up (Courtesy of DKC Public Relations)

Last Thursday, the first mods of the SHoP Architects’ prefabricated skyscraper—the B2 tower at Brooklyn’s megaproject, Atlantic Yards—were hoisted up and assembled into place. The 32-story residential tower, which will be half affordable housing, will rise within the Atlantic Yards development adjacent the Barclays Center. The modular components are being built locally in a 100,000 square foot facility in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. When construction is complete by end of 2014, it will be the world’s tallest pre-fabricated building.