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Clarett Group believes home is where the art is.


The Clarett Group is bringing its industry-leading development approach to Brooklyn with Forte, an unprecedented work of residential architecture in Brooklyn's BAM Bam (bäm), town (1996 pop. 70,100), Kerman prov., SE Iran, on the intermittent Bam River. Located on the western edge of the Dasht-e Lut, Bam is a trade center in a henna-growing region. Dates and other fruits are also grown; camels are raised.  (Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn Academy of Music, performing arts center located in the borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. and popularly known as BAM. Founded in 1859 and opened in 1861, it is the oldest such institution still in operation in the United States. ) Cultural District.

Located at 230 Ashland Place at Fulton Street Fulton Street is a common name..

In New York City, the name is frequently associated with Robert Fulton, who invented a steam boat.
  • Fulton Street (Brooklyn)
  • Fulton Street (Manhattan)
  • Fulton Street (New York City Subway) located on either of those streets.
, Forte houses a collection of 108 luxury condominiums. The FXFOWLE Architects-designed tower, formed of streamlined ribbons of glass, ascends 30 soaring stories in Fort Greene, one of Brooklyn's hottest Downtown neighborhoods. Rising gracefully above its neighbors, many of the building's studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments offer breathtaking, panoramic views of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn Coordinates:

Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City (following Midtown Manhattan and Lower Manhattan), and is located in the
. Forte is surrounded by fine restaurants, shopping and cultural entertainment options. Anchored by the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the BAM Cultural District is home to venues including the Harvey Theater, BAM Rose Cinemas and the Howard Gilman Howard Gilman (15 February, 1924 – 3 January 1998) was descendent of the founder of the Gilman Paper Company Isaac Gilman who founded the company in 1884.

He was born and raised on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
 Opera House, where Forte residents may take advantage of world-class theater, music, dance, opera and film events. Also located nearby is Fort Greene Park Fort Greene Park is a municipal park in Brooklyn, New York, comprising 30.2 acres (122,000 m²).

The park includes the high ground where the Continental Army built Fort Putnam during the American Revolutionary War.
, the lush center of the neighborhood.

While cultural and recreational options in the immediate area abound, Forte is conveniently located two blocks north of Atlantic Avenue Terminal, where fast and efficient transportation options to Manhattan and throughout Brooklyn are available on nearly every subway line.

Forte offers its residents private living, with no more than four homes per floor. Homeowners will experience an array of luxuries, from the rich, white-oak hardwood flooring to the expansive windows designed to maximize magnificent, wide-open views. High-speed internet connectivity and a washer and dryer are included in every home.
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Date:Feb 28, 2007
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