The long-awaited project will add a two-way protected bike lane, a new pedestrian path, and metered parking beneath the elevated Brooklyn-Queens Expressway from the Kosciuszko Bridge to Metropolitan Avenue.
The building, a picturesque 1892 red brick and brownstone Romanesque Revival, began a controversial redevelopment in 2019 that added three stories and removed a bell tower.
Of the affordable apartments, there is one studio and six one-bedroom units available, with monthly rents starting at $1,342 and topping out at $2,631.
City green space stewards recently started building a long-awaited park at 50 Kent Avenue, with plans to open the almost two-acre lawn in Williamsburg next spring, to the delight of locals.
Plans call for 28 apartments, with seven of those designated as affordable under the city's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program.
Two Trees plans to open a climate change-themed miniature golf course and a small urban farm at a vacant industrial lot along the Williamsburg waterfront — before eventually developing the space into the towering “River Ring” development and beach park.
Of the affordable apartments, there are 26 studios and 18 one-bedroom units. Monthly rents could range from zero to $1,280 a month.
Marvel Architects is behind the design, and the renderings they presented at the meeting show a sleek yet jagged building with interesting angles.
Starting May 31, the public sessions will solicit design ideas to honor the late gay liberation activist and celebrate the LGBTQ+ movement.
The developer has met with neighboring residents in recent weeks as they prepare to push their proposal through the city’s lengthy public review process.
