Views of the four towers at or near the arena block (and the likely temptations of Flatbush Avenue sites)

On Monday, 3/29/21, I walked around the arena block and got the following photos, which show the towers all at their full height, though two--B4 (18 Sixth Ave.) and B15 (662 Pacific St.)--aren't finished yet.

They should open, at least initial floors, later this year, though it should take a long time to fill the 860-unit B4 and the middle school at B15 is not due until fall 2024.

A view from Flatbush Avenue just east of Atlantic Avenue shows the arena flanked by three towers (from left: B4, B3, B2)--and the crucial role of the plaza, rather than the once-posited "Miss Brooklyn" tower-plus-atrium, in serving arena crowds.

The view below from Sixth Avenue and Flatbush Avenue shows not only B15 at far right but the significant contrast with Flatbush, where lower-rise buildings are likely eyed by property owners and investors for larger replacements.

Note that B15 is approved at 272 feet and B4 at 511 feet; this view will change if and when the large B5, approved at 397 feet, is built just east of B4 over the railyard.

The closer-up view from Flatbush Avenue and Bergen Street shows the Williamsburgh Savings Bank clock tower at the far left and again the contrast with lower-rise Flatbush, where even the new "Heritage Dean Street--the browning-red building just behind the "Bergen St" sign--seems dwarfed by the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park towers.