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The latest high-rise tower under construction in Brooklyn, N.Y., will be largely built in a factory.

Workers broke ground December 18 on B2, the first of several residential towers planned at Forest City Ratner Cos.’ (FCRC) Atlantic Yards development near Downtown Brooklyn, next to FCRC’s newly completed Barclays Center arena.

“This will be the tallest building in the world using modular technology,” says Bruce Ratner, chairman and CEO of FCRC. “And I must tell you that it will also be beautiful." The new, 32-story tower will be LEED-certified, with better air-quality and more efficient insulation than conventional construction. Modular construction techniques create this high quality of construction at a significant cost savings, according to FCRC.

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