Brownstoner

S9 Architecture’s glassy, stepped structure on the Brooklyn waterfront, known as Dock 72, is getting ready for a December debut. The facade was mostly complete and some floors on the interior were close to ready for tenant build-out when Brownstoner stopped by Friday.

An unusual new-construction office and light manufacturing development in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the project is a joint venture between Boston Properties and Rudin Management in collaboration with WeWork. (The developers have a ground lease from the Navy Yard for the site.)

The 16-story, 675,000-square-foot building was designed by S9 to fit on on a slim peninsula that juts into Wallabout Bay. The design was partly inspired by a boat hull, according to the Architect’s Newspaper. Slim concrete struts and orange stripes break up expanses of glass on the facade.

The glassy cladding has reached all but the top two stories. Construction continues on the plaza, entrances, walkways and ground floor.