Despite legal and other objections, construction has already begun on parts of the controversial
Atlantic Yards Project. The proposed project will include 16 skyscrapers with one reaching just a few feet shy of the
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower- the tallest building in Brooklyn- shown top center in the shot below:

Atlantic Yards may also contain up to 5 more buildings topping 400 feet tall. For comparison sake, the
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower is 512 feet tall. As you can see below, the tower is a bit of a distance away from the downtown Brooklyn business core of
highrises, seen just beyond the
Williamsburg Bridge on the right hand side in this shot.

These shots were taken from atop the
Northside Piers project and the perspective is facing south.