Demolition is nearing completion at 199 North 5th Street, the site of a five-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Asher Hershkowitz and developed by Idan Shitrit of Investmates, the structure will span 11,350 square feet and yield 13 rental units with an average scope of 873 square feet. The project will also include a cellar level and a 39-foot-long rear yard. The 17,000-square-foot property is located between Driggs Avenue and Roebling Street.
The church that formerly occupied the site is nearly fully razed, with only its red brick base remaining behind the sidewalk fencing. Temporary wooden braces hold up the eastern side of the first-story wall as crews finish dismantling it. Demolition is expected to finish in September, as noted on the info board.
199 North 5th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
199 North 5th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
199 North 5th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
199 North 5th Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The following Google Street View image shows the church before its demolition. Investmates purchased the property earlier this year for $4.35 million.
199 North 5th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn via Google Maps
The development site is a short walk from the L train at the Bedford Avenue station at the corner of North 7th Street and Driggs Avenue.
An anticipated completion date and finalized renderings for 199 North 5th Street have yet to be revealed.
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‘New Beginnings’.. Same old story.
The church building certainly looked ”quaint”. Does anyone know it’s history? Was is always an evangelical Protestant sect serving the once much larger Hispanic community …or does the building have deeper roots in our earlier history as a City? The pastor and/or the denomination sure hit the jackpot, with a good sized lot in now oh-so trendy Wiliamsburg. The Lord & the soulless evil of Rampant Gentrification sure do work in mysterious ways. Somewhere along the line we switched from driving the money-changers, thieves & greed developers from out of the Temple into exactly the opposite …Heaven help us. Where did you put that Kool Aid brother? I think I’m a feeling like taking a sip
The borough of churches soon it will be the borough of no churches. A lot have been demolished. It’s sad situation.
Memo to New York Yimby:
Please publish article(s) about the disappearance of so many Churches.