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The long-stalled high rise development at 420-444 Kent Avenue on the waterfront in south Williamsburg is finally seeing some action. ODA Architects filed permits for 18- and 22-story towers there yesterday, following Spitzer Enterprises’s purchase of the property over the summer, New York YIMBY reported.

We expect the new design will be a great improvement over the last one, although no new renderings have been released. As for the specifics of the plan, they are similar although one tower will be shorter by two stories. The two buildings will have 449 units. If the old waiver still applies, 20 percent of the units will be affordable.

ODA is known for its low-rise buildings that resemble boxes in unusual configurations; its towers are similar but sleeker.

The site was formerly home to the Kedem Winery. The sale has not yet hit public records. Click through for a look at an old rendering from the previous owners.

Permits Filed: ODA Designing 18 and 22-Story Towers at 420 Kent Avenue [NYY] GMAP
What Could Sprout at Stalled Kedem Winery Site in South Williamsburg [Brownstoner]
1970s tax photo from PropertyShark; Rendering via Vos Iz Neiaas

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