Downtown Brooklyn may always be a bridge away from Manhattan, but new gorgeous luxury developments like Brooklyn Point are helping this neighborhood look more and more like its famous neighbor every day

Rendering of a living room in 515 Highline, a new development in Manhattan.

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One of New York City’s largest central business districts, Downtown Brooklyn, is on the rise, literally and figuratively. Known mainly as a commercial region, this area has been going through some major transformations over the past ten years. Some of the most noticeable changes include the addition of many residential high-rises. According to the Brooklyn Daily, director of real estate and planning in Downtown Brooklyn, Alan Washington states, “The fabric of a great urban environment is when people get to live, work, and play in the same area.” The goal of these transformations is to build more residential developments, along with creating some of the tallest and largest buildings Brooklyn has yet to see.

Downtown Brooklyn is a newfound point of interest for residential developments.  Historically a base for office spaces, a rezoning spurred on a change in direction.  To be sure, the Wall Street Journal reported that the dozens of Downtown Brooklyn's projects that made their start eight years ago will have provided more than 8,000 residential units.  Indeed, there has been a marked increase in the median sale price for the area's condos, with StreetEasy noting a raise from $406,900 to $585,000 from 2009 to 2013.  Additionally, a comparison of median sale price for condos, co-ops, and houses are at $909,806 for new developments, and $545,000 for resales.  In particular, Flatbush Avenue Extension, Livingston Street, and Fulton Mall are all points of interest for developers.

If you’re like us, coffee can make or break your day. In a city that moves at a mile-a-minute pace, sometimes caffeine is a necessity. Sure, there’s no shortage of coffee in New York, but we’re on a search for the best coffee the City has to offer. Today’s stop: Brooklyn.