Author: Halden
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Partial Collapse: 223 Kent Avenue
223 Kent Avenue Collapse was at the far left in photo Photo: Property Shark As reported on Curbed, there was a partial wall collapse at 223 Kent Avenue (48 North 1st Street) this afternoon. I went by after work, and it was a pretty amazing sight. As Curbed alluded to, the new building under construction…
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What Passes for Optimism
Regarding that article in the Real Estate section in which I was quoted, ThatGreenpointBlog (in the course of saying some nice things about me – the feeling is mutual) has taken exception to the “optimistic view of Greenpoint” conveyed by the article. Golly, it was an article in the Real Estate section (and a good…
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Driggs Avenue Insta-Building
506 Driggs Avenue This new building at 506 Driggs (at North 9th Street) sprouted like a weed over the past few months. It had been an empty lot for ages, but since construction started in January, its quickly turned into this pile of CMU. Per DOB, the four-story building is designed by Frank S. Smith…
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444 Graham – The Race is On?
The main impetus for the contextual zoning application that is wending its way through the public review process (Marty approved it – next up City Planning Commission) is the proliferation of grossly acontextual buildings all over North Brooklyn. No other part of the community has suffered worse than that corner of East Williamsburg just south…
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Former Williamsburg Tonic Water Factory Now Rentals
The Eagle transcribes a broker’s press release. We decipher it for you. “WILLIAMSBURG — An old brick industrial building in Williamsburg, built in 1909 as a tonic water factory, is being converted to residential apartments.” 44 Berry was a quinine factory. Quinine is an ingredient in tonic water, but 44 Berry was not making the…
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Williamsburg Bridge Rehabilitation
From DOT: The New York City Department of Transportation is conducting major long-term maintenance and repair work on the Williamsburg Bridge. The following is a travel advisory detailing lane closures relating to upcoming construction activity… In order to stage equipment and deliver material for the intermediate tower bearing replacement, temporary lane closures are required on:…