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Title A name given to the resource Brooklyn Navy Yard Building 77 Language A language of the resource Brooklyn, New York Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Original Construction – 1941–1942 (WWII-era). Redevelopment – 2014–2017 (major adaptive reuse completed in 2017) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Founder(s): Original Architect – U.S. Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks. Redevelopment Architects – Beyer Blinder Belle and Marvel Architects Builder - Builder (Original): U.S. Navy / U.S. Government wartime construction contractors Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. World War II–Era Military Industrial Architecture Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. 40.69865901876408, -73.9708066516675 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Brick, concrete, and steal Extent The size or duration of the resource. Height: 16 stories (one of the tallest structures in the Brooklyn Navy Yard) Type The nature or genre of the resource Public Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Exterior: Wartime Industrial / Modernist Utilitarian (original). Contemporary Industrial (redevelopment) Description An account of the resource Building 77 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard stands as one of the most significant adaptive-reuse transformations in New York City’s industrial landscape. Constructed during World War II as a secure, 16-story reinforced-concrete storage and supply building, it embodied the functional rigor and engineering logic of wartime design: massive floor plates, rigid structural grids, and minimal exterior ornament. Its original envelope, composed of heavy concrete panels and utilitarian windows, conveyed a sense of defense, efficiency, and durability a hallmark of U.S. Navy construction during this era. The 2017 redevelopment reimagined this once-closed military facility into a vibrant mixed-use center. Large sections of the façade were replaced by a sweeping glass curtain wall, opening the interior to daylight and views while signaling its new civic presence within the Navy Yard campus. The lobby was transformed into a public-access food hall and marketplace, establishing the building as a social anchor in the rapidly revitalizing district. Offices, creative studios, fabrication workshops, and light-industrial tenants now fill floors that once stored wartime materials. Over time, building 77 has evolved from a fortified military warehouse to a key component of a broader mixed-use innovation district that includes restaurants, shops, galleries, light manufacturing, and tech-focused workplaces. Its renewal reactivated historic industrial spaces, repaired the original concrete frame, improved circulation, and restored the Navy Yard’s role as a center of production now oriented toward 21st-century urban industry. Today, building 77 stands as a testament to the power of adaptive reuse, connecting Brooklyn’s manufacturing past to its innovation-centered future. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant <p>Originally a Late 19th–early 20th-century brick warehouse district (50 acres). Now revised for Mixed-use district: restaurants, shops, galleries, offices, hotels, residential lofts</p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Source 24 https://marveldesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/1508_1706_Building-77-Brooklyn-Navy-Yard_N52-scaled.jpg Source 25 https://marveldesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/1508_1706_B77_JoshuaSimpson_N22-768x568.jpg Source 26 https://marveldesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/1508_1706_Building-77-at-The-Brooklyn-Navy-Yard_Daniel-Byrne_N16.jpg Source 27 https://media.gettyimages.com/id/1464174372/vector/antique-photograph-of-new-york-brooklyn-navy-yard-east-river.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=TRYHt22sA6dlnWttaIiG3J74BR4Bi7hW48yN63sZrPI= Source 28 https://media.gettyimages.com/id/2171218003/photo/brooklyn-navy-yard-building-77-building-exterior-at-night-brooklyn-new-york-city-new-york-usa.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=9MJ3I1LqJXBhDhRUCpRCrlZFRxOvedAHvFqBbAHg6sQ= Source 29 https://www.nycrc.com/images/uploads/previousprojects/8-200123105926.jpg License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. Images 1-6: Creative Commons Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Justin Forster Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Source 26 - Marvel (2025) Building 77, Brooklyn Navy Yard | Marvel. https://marveldesigns.com/project/building-77-brooklyn-navy-yard-arch/. Source 27 - Colista, J. et al. (1942) Premium opportunities in the yard’s recently renovated, Multi-Tenant flagship property. report. https://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BNY-BLDG-77_2023-Flyer-Final-507-Flyer.pdf. Source 28 - Impressive Click, Inc. (no date) Brooklyn Navy Yard Redevelopment Project IV :: NYCRC. https://www.nycrc.com/project.html?id=22.