Inside Williamsburgh Savings Bank

Photographer Nathan Kensinger got inside the nooks of the landmark Williamsburgh Savings Bank recently. Brooklyn's Tallest (also known as One Hanson Place) is now home to luxury condos, of course, but Kensinger notes that "few have seen the interior of the bank since it was closed in 2005. Over the last four years, the building has been renovated into a luxury residential complex. Work is still not finished and many residential spaces remain empty, including Penthouse A, with its two private observation decks. Soon, though, the building will be completely filled and permanently closed to the public."

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on April 23, 2009 2:40 PM

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robingee

Completely filled? What does that mean? Are they going to ruin all of that? What a waste!!

sj

Love the vault. But seriously, green plastic fake grass tuff on the observation deck? Is this a luxury condo or is this a trailer front porch in West Virginia?

Wza

Love the pics!

wickershee

i love the fact that the teller windows are still in place, and i'm pretty sure that that beautiful Brooklyn mosaic was on the first floor? i banked there in 1996-97, when it was Republic Bank before being bought out by HSBC.

Lost New York indeed!

famdoc

For so many years, we've been accustomed to the clocks on each face of the tower showing slightly different times.

Now, those developers have gone and ruined everything by coordinating the clocks to read the same time.

http://lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com/2008/10/williamsburg-bank-building-clock-just.html

books

one day, when people write stories about how in just a few short years the politicians sold out the people of brooklyn and let developers do what they will to make a fast buck off thier communities - this will be perfect example of that story.

The boroughs only and most iconic skyscrapper sold for a profit and converted into luxary condos. belch.

robingee

beautiful!

Think2wice

Closing the observation decks is as dumb as Rockefeller Center keeping their observation deck closed for all those years.

The ground floor will make a great retail space, but probably a pain to maintain, but it's got a lot going for it with it's location above a transit hub including the A, C, & G and nearby BAM. (I don't want to think about Atlantic Yards; God knows what will end up there.)