Building of the Day: DSNY Brooklyn District 3 Garage

Brooklyn Community District Garage 3 is a 220,000 sf DSNY facility in Bedford-Stuyvesant that houses 68 sanitation vehicles and 120 workers behind facades of glass and faceted precast concrete, topped with a 46,000 sf green roof and PV canopy.

Dattner Architects brings its long-standing expertise in the design of essential architecture to a project that treats infrastructure as civic space—meeting DSNY's operational demands while offering a materially considered, transparent presence within its residential context.

Architect: Dattner Architects

Meeting location will be emailed to registered attendees the day before the tour. 

[Please note: this tour is accessible by wheelchair.]

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This program is organized in conjunction with Archtober. Archtober is a NYC-based platform that promotes the discovery of architecture and design through experiences and content, culminating in a month-long festival every October. 

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