Construction is progressing on 88 North 1st Street, an eight-story residential building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Designed by Hamish Whitefield Architects and developed by Hershy Silberstein of Blue Shine Builders Inc., the 85-foot-tall structure will span 32,835 square feet and yield 48 rental units with an average scope of 684 square feet, as well as a cellar level, a 30-foot-long rear yard, and 24 enclosed parking spaces. BlueSky Builder is listed as the general contractor for the property, which is situated on an interior lot between Berry Street and Wythe Avenue.
Recent photographs show the topped-out building covered in a dense assembly of scaffolding and construction netting as crews assemble the envelope. Many of the floor-to-ceiling windows are in place, and the warm-hued cementitious façade is making progress around them. The blank concrete surfaces of the eastern and western lot line walls have been painted dark gray and reveal the stepped profile of the upper levels. A crane parked along North 1st Street was in the process of delivering bundles of sheetrock to crews building out the interiors.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The main rendering of 88 North 1st Street depicts the look of the main elevation and its grid of large windows overlayed with black mullions. Three stacks of balconies protrude from the main elevation, and the upper two stories are shown clad in gray metal paneling. Trees positioned above the sixth-story setback indicate the presence of landscaped terrace space. The parking garage entrance is positioned on the eastern corner of the ground floor, and garden beds and new tree-lined sidewalks will surround the entrance.
The below Google Street View image shows the former two-story occupant of the property before demolition began.
88 North 1st Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn via Google Maps
The nearest subway from the property is the L train at the Bedford Avenue station.
A completion date was originally slated for this summer as noted on site, but YIMBY predicts work to finish in early 2024.
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wtf do you need 24 parking spaces for?
To bring more pollution to the neighborhood
Undisclosed with black netting progressing through my trying to look, nevertheless I persisted on a rendering is leading to beautiful. According to schools of architecture and design, so thanks to designed words for an eight-story residential building: Thanks to Michael Young.
Jacket and tie in rendering?