House of the Day: 411 Kent Avenue
This old firehouse at 411 Kent overlooking the water in south Williamsburg is being marketed as a development site. The mixed-use property sits on an approximately 23 by 102 foot lot and has 11,419 of buildable square feet, according to the listing. Inside there doesn’t seem to be much worth preserving — it seems to…
This old firehouse at 411 Kent overlooking the water in south Williamsburg is being marketed as a development site. The mixed-use property sits on an approximately 23 by 102 foot lot and has 11,419 of buildable square feet, according to the listing.
Inside there doesn’t seem to be much worth preserving — it seems to have been in use as an office, wood shop, artists studio and possibly even a bar or restaurant — although the exterior is historic. Think they’ll get their ask of $6,375,000?
411 Kent Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP
Nothing worth preserving? that’s sad. I think the exterior is totally friggin cool and the interior is wonderful fun. I think it’s a shame that a small use space like this with a great and seemingly unique street façade would be torn down to build the crap that is all over W-burg now. Sorry, but it’s like 1 in 10 new buildings built has any friggin architectural character. It’s a shame. But I know it’s done. So it doesn’t matter what I think.