Williamsburg

Four-Story, Five-Unit Residential Building Filed At 185 Devoe Street, Williamsburg

10:00 am on October 19, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Brooklyn-based LLC has filed applications for a four-story, five-unit residential building at 185 Devoe Street, in central Williamsburg. The project will measure 5,439 square feet and its residential units should average 720 square feet apiece. That means rental apartments are likely in the works. Dmitriy Shenker’s Brooklyn-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 24-foot-wide, 1,800-square-foot site is occupied by a two-story house. Demolition permits haven’t been filed. The Graham Avenue stop on the L train is around the block.

347 Flushing Avenue, image via Google Maps

Eight Stories of Commercial and Community Facilities Headed for 347 Flushing Avenue in South Williamsburg

4:00 pm on October 17, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

The Orthodox Jewish community on the border between Bed-Stuy and Williamsburg has learned to make the best of the area’s industrial zoning. Last week, South Williamsburg-based developer Joseph Brunner filed plans for an eight-story commercial and community facility building at 347 Flushing Avenue, just west of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Navy Yard.

Four-Story, Seven-Unit Residential Project Planned At 66 Maujer Street, Williamsburg

1:00 pm on October 17, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Urban View has filed applications for a four-story, seven-unit residential building at 66 Maujer Street, in central Williamsburg. The project will measure 5,000 square feet and its residential units are expected to average 714 square feet apiece, indicative of rental apartments. Woody Chen’s Elmhurst-based Infocus Design & Planning is the architect of record. The 25-foot-wide, 2,500-square-foot property is currently occupied by a single-story house. Demolition permits were filed in August. The Lorimer Street/Metropolitan Avenue stop on the G and L trains is six blocks away.

Developer Acquires Site Of Planned Two-Story, 14,500-Square-Foot Retail Building At 176 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg

12:00 pm on October 17, 2016 By Reid Wilson

In the spring of 2015, Thor Equities entered into contract for the development site at 176 Bedford Avenue, located on the corner of North 7th Street in North Williamsburg. The developer has since closed on the property for $30 million. The developer plans to build a two-story, 14,500-square-foot commercial-retail building.

Four-Story, 5,000-Square-Foot Mixed-Use Commercial Project Planned At 115 Broadway, Williamsburg

11:00 am on October 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Cayuga Capital Management has filed applications for a four-story, 5,040-square-foot mixed-use commercial building at 115 Broadway, in South Williamsburg. The site is a 1,340-square-foot, wedge-shaped vacant lot bound by South 6th Street and Bedford Avenue. Retail space will occupy the cellar level, the ground floor, and an upper mezzanine level. Office space will take up the second floor, followed by community facility space on the third and fourth floors. Together, the retail and office space will amount to 3,785 square feet while the community facility space will total 1,168 square feet. Midtown South-based DXA Studio is the architect of record. The Marcy Avenue stop on the J and M trains is five blocks away.

Four-Story, 12,700-Square-Foot Mixed-Use Commercial Project Coming To 19 Maspeth Avenue, Williamsburg

6:30 am on October 13, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based property owner Joseph Caputo has filed applications for a four-story, 12,731-square-foot mixed-use commercial building at 19 Maspeth Avenue, located on a vacant, wedged-shape lot bound by Woodpoint Road, Maspeth Avenue, and Conselyea Street in northern Williamsburg. The 46-foot-tall project will feature retail space on the ground floor, office space on the second, and community facility space on the third and fourth floors. The retail and office spaces will total 5,437 square feet while the community facility spaces will total 4,327 square feet. Frank Petruso’s Great Neck, N.Y.-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The Graham Avenue stop on the L train is two blocks away.

Four-Story, Eight-Unit Residential Building Filed At 99 North 4th Street, Williamsburg

6:30 am on October 7, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Brooklyn-based Southside Units has filed applications for a four-story, eight-unit residential building at 99 North 4th Street in North Williamsburg, three blocks from the East River. The project will measure 6,500 square feet and its residential units should average 813 square feet apiece. The structure will stand at 70 feet high but look like a seven-story building, thanks to three mezzanine levels that will contain additional residential space. Diego B. Aguilera’s Rego Park-based architecture firm is the architect of record. The 24-foot-wide, 2,408-square-foot site is currently occupied by a three-story townhouse. Demolition permits have not been filed.

Rendering of landscaped terrace at 190 South 1st Street

New Renderings, Inside Tour for 190 South 1st Street, Williamsburg

4:00 pm on September 30, 2016 By Evan Bindelglass

Not far from the L train sits a quiet Williamsburg corner where something has risen above all of its neighbors. It is 190 South 1^st Street. The last time YIMBY checked on the project, it was just a black and white rendering. Now, it has topped out and is actually nearing completion. We recently were invited inside, and we also have the latest renderings of the project.

Housing activists chant during a meeting on Rabsky Group's planned Broadway Triangle development. all photos by Rebecca Baird-Remba for YIMBY

Protesters Shut Down Rezoning Meeting for Big Residential Project in Williamsburg’s Broadway Triangle

4:00 pm on September 22, 2016 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Affordable housing protesters chanting and marching through a public meeting last night forced the Department of City Planning to call off what would have been the first stage of a public approval process to rezone part of the Broadway Triangle in South Williamsburg, which would pave the way for an eight-building residential development.

16-Story, 522-Unit Mixed-Use Building Tops Out at Domino Sugar’s 325 Kent Avenue, Williamsburg

11:00 am on September 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction has topped out on the 16-story, 522-unit mixed-use building under development at 325 Kent Avenue, located between South 3rd and 4th streets in western Williamsburg. The building’s roof stands 170 feet above street level, although the additional height from the bulkhead isn’t specified in documents. The structure measures 401,246 square feet. There will be 9,378 square feet of retail on parts of the ground and second floors. The residential units should average 712 square feet and twenty percent (105 units) will rent at below market rates through the housing lottery. The project is the first building to top out within the five-building Domino Sugar Refinery mega-development. Two Trees Management Company is the developer. SHoP Architects is the design architect and Ismael Leyva Architects is the executive architect. Completion is anticipated next year.

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