There are a couple of upscale-ish developments in the works on Franklin Avenue already so it was just a matter of time before the wave moved another block east to Bedford Avenue. There’s been plenty of new construction in the last couple of years on Bedford between Willoughby and Flushing as the Hasidic community has expanded south from Williamsburg, building some pretty fugly structures in the process. This new project at 1142 Bedford Avenue at Monroe is directly across the avenue from the new YMCA. The development, which just got sign-off from DOB, will be 29 condo units plus commercial space on the ground floor. The person who sent it to us wasn’t too thrilled with the design but we’re of the school of thought these days that anything that’s better than a Fedders slap job in an area with so many vacant lots and run-down buildings is a positive thing. To the extent that the future residents of this building stimulate demand for better services in the area, we think it’s a good thing.
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