East Williamsburg

99 Scott Avenue

Mixed-Use Commercial Conversion Of Two-Story Warehouse At 99 Scott Avenue, East Williamsburg

Bushwack Capital is converting the two-story, 22,675 square-foot warehouse at 99 Scott Avenue, in southern East Williamsburg, into a mixed-use commercial building, according to Commercial Observer. The building will house two office tenants, a restaurant, winery, beer garden and event hall. The conversion will complete this October, and tenants will construct their spaces for a mid-2016 opening. The $1 million project is being crowdfunded through CityFunders, and Kossar + Garry Architects is the architect of record.


535 Lorimer Street, rendering by RG Architecture

Revealed: 535 Lorimer Street, Williamsburg

Williamsburg has developed a reputation for unattractive modern architecture, but some architects are pursuing more traditional, factory-inspired designs. Today YIMBY can reveal a simple brick look for 535 Lorimer Street, a five-story apartment building planned between Ainslie and Devoe Streets, near the L and G trains at Metropolitan Avenue.

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Permits Filed: 196 Montrose Avenue, East Williamsburg Expansion

As property values skyrocket in the low-slung eastern edges of Williamsburg, small developers are searching for ways to boost a site’s density without spending exorbitant amounts of money on construction. Increasingly, they file their developments as alterations, rather than new buildings, which allows them to avoid building expensive underground parking. And the J-51 abatement gives landlords a break on their property taxes, in exchange for preserving at least 50% of the old building and keeping the new units rent-stabilized for up to 20 years. One of these enterprising developers has filed alteration applications to expand a little three-story brick apartment building at 196 Montrose Avenue, on the corner of Humboldt Street.

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11 Orient Avenue

14-Unit Residential Development Under Construction At 11 Orient Avenue, East Williamsburg

Two four-story residential buildings, totaling 14 residential units, are now under construction at 9-11 Orient Avenue, in northern East Williamsburg, two blocks from the L train’s Graham Avenue stop. According to Brownstoner, the buildings have risen to one story, and Great Neck-based Shalom Rubinoff is developing. The residential units will average just 690 square feet, indicative of rentals. Gerald Caliendo is designing, and completion is expected in Spring 2016.



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