Three buildings in the Greenpoint Historic District go for $8 million apiece. The new owner plans to gut renovate the whole shebang, which presumably means the 52 tenants and their families will be looking for new homes (three units are rent stabilized – no word on what is in store for them).
$24 Million Deal for Greenpoint Avenue Walk-Ups
City Pools See 7% Drop in Attendance
Attendance at McCarren Park pool was up, to almost 103,000. And crime was down.
G Train Shuttle is Better Than the G Train
Something that I have been hearing from a lot of folks.
Eliot Spitzer in Talks for Kedem Winery Site
South Williamsburg gets a dark-horse entry in the race to be the next tower on the waterfront in the ground. Though South Williamsburg is still a big long shot to beat out Greenpoint – in addition to getting a deal done, the site is occupied by Cine-Magic under what is apparently a long term lease.
Where Will That Williamsburg Apple Store Finally End Up?
Racked assumes that there will be an Apple store, but gets the owner of Kings’ old space to g on record that it won’t be there.
Short-term vs. Long-term Affordability
The affordable units, of which 20 percent [about 18 units] will be permanently affordable, will be distributed to people earning between $23,000 to $105,000 per year.
Big change from 0% affordable, so kudos to Antonio for working that deal. But how long will the other 27 “affordable” units be affordable?
Williamsburg Gets a Boozy Starbucks
After almost 20 years of existential angst over the prospect of a Starbucks on Bedford Avenue, the Northside is finally getting its own chain coffee store. And in true Williamsburg 3.0 fashion, it will serve alcohol. Seems appropriate that the neighborhood’s first Starbucks is going into a former Superfund site, and that its coffee will be extra high octane.
Diesel is the Next Big Chain Coming to Williamsburg
Commenter #2 (AndyG) stole my line.
Greenpoint Eberhard Faber Building in Contract
After a failed attempt at residential conversion, 74 Kent Street is in contract and likely to become commercial offices. More good news for a real mixed-use community.
Revealed: 79 Quay Street
Wow – this will be something (and another something from Cayuga). The nondescript one-story warehouse on Quay Street will be demolished, and the only slightly more descript building at the corner of Quay and West will be retained.
It really does seem like the Greenpoint waterfront is about to become something very different.
