OMA has finished its first high-rise towers in New York with the completion of the 30- and 40-storey Eagle + West residential development on Brooklyn’s East River waterfront.

The ziggurat-inspired blocks lean both towards and away from each other. The taller tower widens towards the east as it rises, while the shorter one is broadest at its lowest levels.

The towers, at Greenpoint – which is Brooklyn’s northernmost neighbourhood, deliver 745 new homes and have two levels of outdoor terraces.

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