Corco Sets Up Shop in Williamsburg
The real estate market is alive and well in Williamsburg. Or not. Sandwiched between bagels and hardware, Corcoran’s latest office—their fourth in the borough, first in the Burg—opened yesterday in a L-shaped space that runs through from a storefront at 241 Bedford Avenue to an entrance on North 3rd Street (above). Under the watch of…
The real estate market is alive and well in Williamsburg. Or not. Sandwiched between bagels and hardware, Corcoran’s latest office—their fourth in the borough, first in the Burg—opened yesterday in a L-shaped space that runs through from a storefront at 241 Bedford Avenue to an entrance on North 3rd Street (above). Under the watch of broker Eric McFarland, the office has room for 42 brokers and is currently about 2/3 full. The office launches with a couple of big projects already under its belt, 349 Metropolitan and 100 North 3rd Street. Whether this is a prescient call that will position the Big C to cash in on the thousands of units slated to come online in the area in the next few years or a case of being the last one to board a sinking ship remains to be seen. Either way, it can’t be good news for the likes of Apartments & Lofts. GMAP
I would KILL for a CUPCAKE right about now.
You should move to Bushwick or Bed-Stuy.
“I used to go to Willimasburg in it’s hipper days.”
I used to rob and kill people like you in Williamsburg during its hipper days, moron. Who’s a poser?
I used to go to Willimasburg in it’s hipper days.
Do you remember the Planet Thai storefront, that was the best. I went to the new one when they opened and haven’t been back since.
Williamsburg is now full of posers.
No thank you.
I hate the East Village too
“99% of the thread hates Williamsburg.”
That about sums what up? That you’re all a bunch of sheep?
99% of the thread hates Williamsburg.
One lone guy trying to defend it.
That about sums it up, folks.
Brooklyn Brewery is still there, at least according to my eyes, and their website. What gives?
5:19 pm, your post is hilarious. That “nice community” on the southside? Back then, I could walk to the corner of my street, get some drugs, haggle a junkie whore for a $10 hummer, all basically right in front of my house. I guess that was kind of nice.
Oh, and besides the L Cafe and PlanEAT Thailand, what other places did you like?
Exactly.
3:55 – there is no room to make money in williamsburg – are you joking??? wait until the current psf prices surpass those now found in Dumbo, which has some the highest psf prices in Brooklyn. You are simply flat out wrong, and i would be surprised to find out that you yourself are an investor.
Also, brownstoner put out this post, not me – he clearly wants to discuss condos and development, as he does every day. he was just looking for a williamsburg reporter/blogger, right?? you sound kind of dumb. in fact, if you don’t care about condos, then why are you reading this thread and posting?
4:21 and 4:23 – who cares what you think? for god sake, why are you posting? what are you trying to achieve? you probably know nothing about the neighborhood. also, the insides and outsides of most places in brooklyn are ugly. i would argue that the insides of apartments, shops and restaurants in williamsburg are on the whole way better than most other areas because of all the creative people who are here.
seen a lot and i mean a lot of UGLY, hideous pre-war interiors….have a feeling that probably includes yours or you wouldn’t be so defensive.
Williamsburg is just like the east village. Completely gentrified and filled with obnoxious people. Those ugly luxury condos completely destroy the character of the neighborhood as well.
I used to visit my friend who lived in williamsburg in 95-96 and it was great. Back then their was a nice domincan and puetro rican community on the south side. Now thieir are only a couple of blocks left of them. Really sad. The north side was cool too with the L cafe and a tiny and better planet thailand.
I don’t understand how anyone would want to live in an all white neighborhood in NYC the most diverse city in the world.