Construction is rising on 171 Montrose Avenue, a four-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Younes Abouyaala of AA Building & Inspection Services is listed as the engineer of record for the mixed-use project, which will stand 69 feet tall and yield nine rental units with an average scope of 833 square feet. The project will also include a 35-foot-long rear yard, a community facility in the cellar level, and ground-floor retail space. One of the units will be a penthouse. The property is located on an interior lot between Humboldt Street to the east and Avenue of Puerto Rico to the west.
Recent photographs show superstructure standing one story high behind wooden sidewalk fencing with cinder block walls abutting the eastern and western residential neighbors. A steel beam is placed across the edge of the southern elevation and a composite metal deck has been laid for the second floor. YIMBY expects the building to top out sometime this summer.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Here we see an aerial perspective of 171 Montrose Avenue with various construction equipment laid across the second level.
Photo by Michael Young.
Below is an elevation rendering posted on site, showing the five-story building and its symmetrical layout of windows, a double-height ground level, a setback on the fifth floor, and a flat roof parapet.
Photo by Michael Young.
The property was formerly occupied by a three-story residential structure, seen in the below Google Street View image from before its demolition.
171 Montrose Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn via Google Maps
The nearest subway from the development is the L train at the Montrose Avenue station to the east.
171 Montrose Avenue’s anticipated completion date was not posted on the construction board, but sometime in 2026 is likely.
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