A small 19th century church in Williamsburg that was once used as a synagogue will be demolished and replaced by two four-story apartment buildings, if the new owner’s plans go ahead.
A small 19th century church in Williamsburg that was once used as a synagogue will be demolished and replaced by two four-story apartment buildings, if the new owner’s plans go ahead.
On a rainy March afternoon, the tenants of 135 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg set up a tarp and a table outside their small apartment building. With baked goods and fresh chai, they were thanking their neighbors for their support and celebrating a victory.
When work-from-home space was no longer needed, a couple transformed the area to a sometime home office, guest room, and general chill-out space, with an expanded adjacent bath.
A month after a four-alarm fire, displaced tenants are facing a steep climb up a mountain of bureaucracy and an uncertain future as they work to rebuild their lives.
An empty lot in Williamsburg that long ago was a gas station and today hosts a seasonal nursery and public plaza could be developed as a store.
The last bits of remaining storefronts in a row of five on a prime stretch of Bedford Avenue have been demolished and a rendering has gone up on the fence.
A 19th century Romanesque Revival-style building on Williamsburg's South 6th Street will keep its striking exterior and be converted to a 29-unit residential building.
Undoing previous alterations, the 19th century house gained a stoop, traditional row house windows, and shingles.
A stretch of Berry Street has been revamped to allow pedestrians and cyclists to easily traverse the neighborhood without dealing with fast-moving car traffic.
Smorgasburg hit Haam is now a brick-and-mortar restaurant at the corner of Union Avenue and Meserole Street.