Fixed-Up Williamsburg Building's 7 Condos Show Themselves
Name & Location: 629 Grand Street
Developer: Town broker Eric Sidman, under the name EMS Development Group
Architect: Joseph Mucciolo
Size: Four stories, seven condos
Prices: $638,000 and up
Marketing: Town, naturally
Developer: Town broker Eric Sidman, under the name EMS Development Group
Architect: Joseph Mucciolo
Size: Four stories, seven condos
Prices: $638,000 and up
Marketing: Town, naturally
The interiors of the gray building that rose over the past year on ever-changing Grand Street between Leonard Street and Manhattan Avenue proved somewhat of an enigma—until today. Formerly a four-story, three-unit walk-up, a new topper has now added three floors and four apartments to the Williamsburg scene. The seven units, new and renovated, are on the market; six one-bedrooms start at $638,000, and there's one 2BR/2BA unit apartment. The project is both designed and developed by Eric Sidman, a broker at Town. He ought to know what Brooklyn buyers want, and has thusly included 10-foot ceilings, casement windows, heated floors, a Bluetooth sound system with in-ceiling speakers, and locally made light fixtures. 629 Grand had its first launch party last night, and the first two units have live listings. Both 1BRs, 3B wants $659K, while 5A wants $665K. The ground floor will be home to a vintage clothing store.
Eliot Spitzer's Giant Williamsburg Complex Called 'Offensive'
A de Blasio official is not taking kindly to Eliot Spitzer's plan to develop three towers with 856 rental apartments on the South Williamsburg waterfront. "It's offensive," Lincoln Restler, a former Brooklyn Democratic district leader and current senior policy advisor to Mayor de Blasio, wrote on his Facebook wall in a post that has since been deleted. "Elliot [sic] Spitzer is planning to build an 856 unit mega development along the waterfront just south of the Williamsburg Bridge—and with just 20% affordable apartments. We need and deserve more affordable housing!" the Observer relays of Restler's post, "Someone who had fashioned himself as a progressive and sold properties worth 1.5 billion last year is now trying to squeeze every penny out of a development in our neighborhood—without any concern for the needs of the community." While the development may be large, it can be built as-of-right at the property, which was rezoned in 2006. NYO reports that City Hall staffers are allowed to express their opinions publicly so long as they align with de Blasio's platform.
Eliot Spitzer's Huge Williamsburg Waterfront Project, Revealed!
[Rendering of 420-430 Kent Avenue by ODA Architecture. Click for big!]
Former governor Eliot Spitzer is moving full steam ahead with his South Williamsburg development, and the Times has all the details on what to expect. The site, located at 420-430 Kent Avenue on the East River, just south of the Williamsburg Bridge and the Domino development, will hold three 24-story towers deigned by ODA, and, unsurprisingly, they will look like stacks of boxes—or, as ODA's Eran Chen puts it, a "molded iceberg, sculpted to create the maximum number of views and outdoor spaces." Building permits were approved last week, so construction is imminent.
BQE-Adjacent Williamsburg Warehouse Will Sprout 126 Rentals
A single-story industrial building in Williamsburg on the corner of Rodney and Hope streets will give way to, yup, more apartments. TRD reports that the 16,000-square-foot warehouse, formerly home to a Quaker Sugar Company distribution center, will be incorporated into the base of a new seven-story, 126-rental building designed by Aufgang Architects. Slate Property Group is developing the project, which they say will be less glassy and more masonry-based than surrounding new builds (which is probably a good thing, considering its location directly across from the BQE.)
Williamsburg's Zany William Vale Hotel Is Rising Quickly
[Entrance on North 13th Street. All photos by Field Condition via Brownstoner]
It's been a little more than a year since the renderings were first revealed for the hotel, office, and retail complex rising at 55 Wythe Avenue, and the zany, chevron-clad, rooftop garden-equipped project is well on its way to reality. When the 21-story project was first revealed, it was one of those that made you go, "No, that can't really be what's happening," but oh, it is. Field Condition recently toured the project for Brownstoner, and construction is up to the top floor of the office space, revealing the full zig-zagging structure that surrounds part of the tower.
Rent the 'Coolest Loft in Williamsburg' for $7,500/Month
Everyone knows that Williamsburg is the coolest neighborhood in the coolest borough, and now the coolest loft in the coolest neighborhood has been found. "Welcome to the coolest loft in Williamsburg!!!!" screams the brokerbabble for this enormous duplex apartment at 330 Wythe Avenue. It has the coolest features—huge windows, lots of exposed brick, super tall ceilings, concrete floors—and it comes "partially furnished," so that cool taxidermy and cool yellow wingback chair and that cool rustic wood coffee table/bench might come with it. "You will not find a cooler loft on the market and the location is simply amazing." It's yours for $7,500/month.
What $3,500/Month Can Rent You in New York City
Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a column that explores what one can rent for a set dollar amount in various NYC neighborhoods. Is one man's studio another man's townhouse? Let's find out! Today's price: $3,500/month.
↑ In the East Village, this charming, furnished 500-square-foot studiois available for $3,500/month, but only through the end of summer. It features white-painted exposed brick walls, exposed ceiling beams, a washing machine, and lots of plants.
First Look: Long-Awaited Williamsburg Rentals Finally Debut
- Photos by Max Touhey.
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247 North 7th Street in Williamsburg is the rare building that looks better in real life than it does in its renderings. While the rendering came across as somewhat flat and drab, the actual building, with an undulating facade of poured concrete, looks much more textured—and while it doesn't really relate to its surroundings, Williamsburg around the Bedford Avenue L stop (which this building, conveniently, is only a couple blocks from) is sort of a hodgepodge anyway. Development at the site has been in the works, on and off, since 2006, so it's nice to see a nearly completed project. Inside, the design is what aptsandlofts' David Maundrell describes as "industrial modern," with reclaimed wood in the lobby and exposed concrete on the ceiling hallways. According to Maundrell, 1,100 people have expressed interest in the 65 units of the building's Phase 1, which is set to be completed within the next month. Phase 2 is still under construction. Pricing ranges from $2,521 for a studio to $4,492 for a two-bedroom with outdoor space.
See an 'Eternal Time Lapse' of Domino As It's Redeveloped
The Instagram account dominosugarfactory has been keeping tabs on its namesake waterfront site in Williamsburg ahead of its major redevelopment. Pointed to by Brownstoner, the account has been chronicling the changes taking place around the 1880s refinery since January of 2013, with nearly 200 pictures from a fixed angle looking down on the site now stocked up. Presumably, the account will continue to follow the site's change as it's transformed into the massive office-retail-residential development plotted out by Two Trees and SHoP. Since the stream kicked off, three structures surrounding the refinery have been razed. Click through for more views, and some beautiful New York City sunsets.
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The Backyard In This $7,995 Williamsburg Rental Wins Summer
- The backyard at night, accessorized with an American flag and all.
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A swoon-worthy duplex with a separate backyard cabin-like retreaton South 1st Street between Wythe and Kent avenues is looking for a renter willing to lay down $7,995/month (h/t 6sqft). The duplex itself has cutesy-rustic touches like a farmhouse sink, built-in firewood holders, and a functioning bathtub in the master bedroom. The backyard is equally, if not more, cutesy and rustic, with planted and irrigated gardens that include rose and hydrangea bushes, and a patio with an outdoor fireplace and loungers. We would be remiss not to mention, again, the separate live-work cabin. Although other Williamsburg cabins have been derided as rat havens, this place is clearly too good for that.
Addition, Apartments Set for Williamsburg's 1885 Skating Rink
[UPDATE: A representative from Morris Adjmi writes to clarify that the renderings reflect an outdated proposal for the building, "The renderings represent a project that would not meet zoning requirements and is not being pursued. The client, Philip Riese, has since transferred the entire project to [Morris Adjmi] and we are in the process of re-designing the project. There are no renderings at this time." Curbed regrets the error.]
A Williamsburg warehouse that was constructed in 1885 as a roller skating rink is being converted into exactly what a Williamsburg warehouse would be converted into these days: a residential building with an industrial vibe and a ground-floor art gallery (h/t YIMBY). The project will expand the existing building at 89 Grand Street, formerly the Palace Rink, into the neighboring lot at 87 Grand Street through a two-story addition and topper designed by Morris Adjmi in collaboration with AA Studio.
Williamsburg's Colossal Oosten Condos Get Some Glass
[Photos via New York YIMBY]
Is it just us, or did the giant Piet Boon-designed Oosten condo development in Williamsburg go from renderings to full-sized building really fast? At half a million square feet, the project is one of Brooklyn's largest new developments, and since the site became unstalled in 2013, things have progressed quickly. Chinese firm XIN Development revealed renderings by Boon in March 2014, and sales launched last September. The building, which occupies a block-long property on Kent Avenue from South 8th to South 9th streets, currently stands at its full height, and photos by New York YIMBY show that facade installation has begun on the north side.
Things Are Not Looking Good for Bushwick Inlet Park
[Photo by Evan Bindelglass]
Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver announced at a recent City Council hearing that the city will not purchased the CitiStorage warehouse siteit needs to make good on the Bloomberg administration's promise of a 28-acre Bushwick Inlet Park. "There are currently no acquisition dollars to acquire the CitiStorage site," Silver said. Investment firms Midtown Equities and East End Capital currently have a deal in place to buy the site, which sits in between other sites that the city has purchased as potential parkland, making it difficult for the city to complete the park. Currently, only five of the 28 acres have been built. "What we're committed to doing is moving on the pieces we have right now," Silver said, a statement that is unlikely to assuage the fears of the community, who were promised the park as part of the heavy 2005 rezoning of Greenpoint and Williamsburg.
Williamsburg Duplex with Private Backyard Asks $898K
Welcome back to The Six Digit Club, in which we take a look at a newish-to-market listing priced under $1 million, because nice things sometimes come in small packages. Send nominations to the tipline.
The floorplan is a bit difficult to decipher, but it appears that this duplex apartment in Williamsburg, just south of McCarren Park, has only one bedroom but two bathrooms. (It also appears that the bedroom is below ground and labeled "Recreation Room.") The place, asking $898,000, does have its charms, though, with a large, open upper level and private, fenced-in backyard. The building was designed by the infamous Robert Scarano, who apparently neglected to put in a garbage room, resulting in the residents being fined by the Department of Sanitation, but that's probably been taken care of by now.
Relive the Empty, Industrial Streets of 1990s Williamsburg
Mara Catalan has been capturing street life in North Brooklyn since the '90s, and her incredible photos show it. The Madrid-born photographer's early work stems from when she first moved to the city in 1990 and served as an apprentice darkroom technician while pursuing her own projects on the side. Calatalan's photos of Williamsburg before the hipsters took over—showing desolate streets, run-down factories, and a distinct absence of trendy stores, restaurants, bars, and waterfront residential towers that line its streets today—are currently on view at Picture Farm on Wythe Avenue until May 29. The show calls it "wild Williamsburg, a time before convenience and highrises." Go on, revel in what Greenpointers callsher "grainy, black and white shots that depict what most people who were here at the end of the last century tell people that arrived in this century—what the 'hood was like back when they arrived." Stay tuned for more, too, because Catalan is working on a book.
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