388 Bridge Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 388 Bridge Street by Carter Horsley

This very sleek, 53-story apartment tower at 388 Bridge Street between Willoughby and Fulton streets in Downtown Brooklyn has 234 rental units and 144 condominium units.

It was erected in 2013 by the estate of Stanley Stahl and designed by SCLE.

Bottom Line

The tallest building in Brooklyn when it was erected, this handsome tower has many kitchens with rolling carts, convenient shopping and public transportation and is near Borough Hall, Metro Tech and the Long Island University Brooklyn campus.

Description

The building is distinguished by two 17-foot-high wind turbines on its roof that power a changing color light display.

The building has very sleek, asymmetrical façades with some setbacks near the top. 

The building has a very handsome, modern lobby with Tiger Beige limestone floors, Inco Gray stone walls and photographic art glass installations.

The condo units are on the upper floors.

Amenities

The building has a doorman, a gym, a roof deck, a lounge/party room, a laundry, a media room, a 46^th floor Sky Lounge with a fireplace, a 5^th floor outdoor terrace with barbecue grilling deck, a garage and children’s play area.

Apartments

Apartments have Liebherr refrigerators, Viking gas cooktops, Bosch dishwashers, White quartz countertops and backsplashes, warm gray walnut cabinetry and a rolling island.

Bathrooms has white quartz walls and Lagos Azuli limestone floors and shower walls, white quartz countertops, a white quartz cast sink, a white lacquer vanity and a walk-in shower with accessory/shaving niches.

Residence 49E is a three-bedroom duplex with a 19-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen with a rolling island and a 22-foot terrace on the lower level and two bedrooms on the upper level.

Residence 47G is a three-bedroom duplex with a 19-foot-long living/dining room with an open, pass-through kitchen and two bedrooms on the lower level and a bedroom on the upper level.

Residence C on floors 32 through 44 is a two-bedroom unit with an entry foyer that leads to a pass-through kitchen and a 18-foot-long living/dining room.

Residence A on floors 32 through 44 is a two-bedroom unit with a long entry foyer that leads to a 14-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen with a rolling cart.

History

The New York State Housing Finance Agency authorized $94.6 million in funding for this building so that 47 units could be set aside for tenants whose household incomes could go up to $39,600 for a family of four.