In one recent example, Two Trees Management saw strong demand for its new rental building, Gair 2, on Washington Street in Dumbo.

WSJ: Brooklyn Is Set for a Building Boom

Arguably, only one Brooklyn developer enjoys celebrity status: Two Trees Management, which created a neighborhood in Dumbo and wants to do so again soon at the Domino Sugar factory in Williamsburg.

WSJ: On the Rise With High Rises

Dating from 1974, it features a live parrot in a cage, surrounded by two tiny palm trees and a cassette recording of the artist reading one of his poems.

BBC: Paris 'parrot art' creates flap