Williamsburg

Flank Acquires Mixed-Use Development Assemblage at 41-53 South 3rd Street, Williamsburg

1:00 pm on April 6, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Chelsea-based development and design firm Flank has closed on the purchase of the development assemblage at 41-53 South 3rd Street and 60 South 2nd Street, in Williamsburg, located two blocks in from the East River, for $36.2 million. The assemblage consists of a mix of single-story commercial-retail properties and vacant lots, according to The Real Deal. The plot could accommodate nearly 80,000 square feet of mixed-use development if the existing buildings are demolished. The developer is currently considering building a project with residential units, although plans won’t move forward until the existing tenants finish their respective leases, which expire between 2018 and 2023.

Seven-Story Affordable Housing Complex Nears Topping Out at 410 Manhattan Avenue, Williamsburg

6:30 am on April 6, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

The sixth floor is under construction at 410 Manhattan Avenue, an affordable housing complex next to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in northern Williamsburg. Fifty units will take up 43,055 square feet of the seven-story, 52,065-square-foot building. A community room and parking for about 50 cars and 26 bicycles is also included within the scope. Prominent Williamsburg developer Simon Dushinsky of the Rabsky Group is in charge of the project, with HLS Builders Corp attached as the general contractor. Curtis + Ginsberg is the architect of record, and Rodkin Cardinale Consulting are listed as engineers.

Ground Floor Work Underway for Six-Story Mixed-Use Building At 387 Manhattan Avenue, Williamsburg

6:30 am on April 5, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Ground floor work is currently underway for a six-story, mixed-use building at 387 Manhattan Avenue. The north Williamsburg project will feature retail, community, and residential functions. Upon completion, it will join the handful of similarly-sized buildings scattered around the rowhome neighborhood.

At 88 Withers Street In Williamsburg, Former Paramount Studios Warehouse Makes Way For 12-Story Residential Project

6:30 am on April 4, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Another block in central Williamsburg is shedding its commercial past as a warehouse at 88-92 Withers Street is torn down. It is slated to be replaced by a 12-story residential building, developed by Caro Enterprises and JHG Holdings. The 12,500-square foot corner lot sits across from the small park at the Badame Sessa Memorial Square, sandwiched onto a small triangular block by the side of the elevated Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The cleared lot, situated within a residential-manufacturing M1-2/R6 zoning district, measures 125 feet along Withers Street to the north and 100 feet on Leonard Street to the east.

Construction at 150 North 12th Street. Photo by Tectonic

51-Unit Residential Building Tops Out at 150 North 12th Street, Williamsburg

7:00 am on March 31, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

Nearly a decade in the making, a Williamsburg residential project is finally nearing the finish line. The 51-unit, seven-story development at 150 North 12^th Street has topped out, as seen in photos sent to us by our friend Tectonic.

Construction Update: 583 Lorimer Street, Williamsburg

6:30 am on March 31, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Foundations are complete for a residential building at 583 Lorimer Street in Brooklyn. The five-story, six-unit building rises just half a block north of the G and L subway stop at the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and Lorimer Street.

134 Metropolitan Avenue in April 2015. photo by Christopher Bride for PropertyShark

Former Williamsburg Music Venue Wants to Grow, Add Apartments at 134 Metropolitan Avenue

8:00 am on March 30, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Longtime music venue The Living Room shut its doors at 134 Metropolitan Avenue a few months ago, and now the landlord is planning to expand the building and add apartments.

Foundation Work Underway At 535 Lorimer Street, Williamsburg

4:30 pm on March 25, 2016 By Vitali Ogorodnikov

Foundation work is underway for a four-story apartment building at 535 Lorimer Street in Williamsburg. The 10-unit project, listed under the permit address of 539 Lorimer Street, sits within the core of the Brooklyn neighborhood, at the junction of the G and L trains.

Seven-Story, 338-Unit Condominium Conversion Underway At 184 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg

4:00 pm on March 23, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In 2015, Kushner Companies, LIVWRK, and Rockpoint Group acquired, for $275 million, the seven-story, 338-unit rental apartment building at 184 Kent Avenue, in northern Williamsburg, with the intention to convert the property into condominium units. The conversion project, dubbed Austin Nichols House, will include 338 condominium units, and now Curbed NY has the latest details. They will come in studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom configurations, and the existing rentals are currently being converted on a unit-to-unit basis. Morris Adjmi Architects is designing the conversion, which includes a revamped lobby, new amenity spaces, and, of course, the apartments. The ground-floor is currently occupied by multiple retail units. The property was used as a warehouse before it was converted into residential space in 2010 by JMH Development.

Developers Acquire Mixed-Use Development Site At 263 South 5th Street, Williamsburg

2:00 pm on March 21, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Back in October of 2015, news broke that Tavros Development Partners, Charney Construction & Development, and 1 Oak Development were in contract to acquire the Dime Savings Bank assemblage in Williamsburg, located two blocks north of the Marcy Avenue stop on the J/M/Z trains. The $80 million sale has closed, according to Commercial Observer. The development site includes the properties at 263-277 South 5th Street, 262-272 South 4th Street, and 205 Havemeyer Street, and some site are currently occupied by low-rise commercial structures. The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburg building, the existing two-story bank at 209 Havemeyer Street, was not part of the deal. The 50,000-square-foot site could accommodate a new 230,500-square-foot mixed-use building, although plans for the site have not been disclosed.

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