More About Our Services
> Investigative Services
> Access Consulting
> Project Deliverables
> Client List
> Wind Energy Services
Technology Highlights
> Fiber-Optic Investigation
> Bridge and Truss Investigations
> Nondestructive Testing
> Guastavino Tile Ceilings, Domes and Vaults
> Tablet PC Annotation System (TPAS)
> Debris Net
> Shrinking Net
Project Profiles and Sample Drawings
> Religious Buildings
> Government and Institutional Buildings
> Academic Buildings
> Commercial and Residential Buildings
> Civil Structures
> Monuments and Sculptures
> Guastavino Projects
> All
> Investigative Services
> Access Consulting
> Project Deliverables
> Client List
> Wind Energy Services
Technology Highlights
> Fiber-Optic Investigation
> Bridge and Truss Investigations
> Nondestructive Testing
> Guastavino Tile Ceilings, Domes and Vaults
> Tablet PC Annotation System (TPAS)
> Debris Net
> Shrinking Net
Project Profiles and Sample Drawings
> Religious Buildings
> Government and Institutional Buildings
> Academic Buildings
> Commercial and Residential Buildings
> Civil Structures
> Monuments and Sculptures
> Guastavino Projects
> All
Williamsburgh Savings Bank
Brooklyn, NY
Original architect
Halsey, McCormack and Helmer (completed in 1929)
Building owner
The Dermot Company
In collaboration with
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Building description
The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower was built in downtown Brooklyn, New York between 1927 and 1929. Designed in the Art Deco style, the building remains the tallest building in Brooklyn today with 34 stories and standing 512 feet tall. The exterior of the building includes a clock with faces on the four façades of the tower, which was the largest in the world from 1929 until 1962. It also features a gilded copper dome; carved lions, turtles and birds on the exterior; and a marble banking hall on the ground floor with 63-foot vaulted ceilings, 40-foot windows and elaborate mosaics.
The main purpose for the building of this Brooklyn icon was to house a banking facility, but there were also 33 stories of offices to rent to other businesses. For many years the Williamsburgh Savings Bank building, located at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood, was known as "The Mecca of Dentistry" because so many dentists rented space there. The observation deck on the top floor was open to the general public until the 1990s, making it a popular place to visit for great views of the city.
Scope of work
Brooklyn, NY
Original architect
Halsey, McCormack and Helmer (completed in 1929)
Building owner
The Dermot Company
In collaboration with
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Building description
The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower was built in downtown Brooklyn, New York between 1927 and 1929. Designed in the Art Deco style, the building remains the tallest building in Brooklyn today with 34 stories and standing 512 feet tall. The exterior of the building includes a clock with faces on the four façades of the tower, which was the largest in the world from 1929 until 1962. It also features a gilded copper dome; carved lions, turtles and birds on the exterior; and a marble banking hall on the ground floor with 63-foot vaulted ceilings, 40-foot windows and elaborate mosaics.
The main purpose for the building of this Brooklyn icon was to house a banking facility, but there were also 33 stories of offices to rent to other businesses. For many years the Williamsburgh Savings Bank building, located at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood, was known as "The Mecca of Dentistry" because so many dentists rented space there. The observation deck on the top floor was open to the general public until the 1990s, making it a popular place to visit for great views of the city.
Scope of work
- Inspected and documented existing exterior conditions on all façades of the building including the clock tower as part of a restoration program involving conversion of the building from commercial to residential use.
- Deliverables included a volume of over 500 photographs, annotated AutoCAD drawings and a spreadsheet of condition quantities prepared using VA's Tablet PC Annotation System (TPAS).
