Seven Windows To Go at 184 Kent Avenue
Two bits of news about 184 Kent, the Cass Gilbert-designed former warehouse on the Williamsburg waterfront currently in the process of being converted into rentals. The good news: All but seven windows are now in on the southern facade, suggesting that the targeted opening date of January 2010 may be realistic. The bad news: The…
Two bits of news about 184 Kent, the Cass Gilbert-designed former warehouse on the Williamsburg waterfront currently in the process of being converted into rentals. The good news: All but seven windows are now in on the southern facade, suggesting that the targeted opening date of January 2010 may be realistic. The bad news: The spoofy hipster dating site sponsored by the building is inexplicably still live.
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there used to be the best parties in this building. also, there were a few nicely done up loft apartments that were kept by some of the agencies for visiting models.
The rent is going to be outrageous at these place – and they’ll get it. The rental market is incredibly strong in North Williamsburg right now.
The building is amazing. I passed by there the other day…January may be possible, but while the facade is taking shape, it doesn’t look like to much is going on inside (from the street, you can see from the front lobby alllllll the through the building to the river….it looked like a complete war zone).
Anyone know what they have planned for the large center courtyard?
Looks like a jail to me. Very institutional. Then again I haven’t seen it in person yet.
I like the dating site. I think it’s an appropriately irreverent and funny send-up of “hipster culture.”
very happy it’s rentals and condos. this city needs more rentals, NOT condos.
*rob*
I like it too, very clean. I think the developer has done a nice job of maintaining the facade and putting in appropriate windows.
I absolutely love this building.
Cass Gilbert certainly had a wide range of styles. This spare place couldn’t be more different from the neo-gothic super-embellished Woolworth building.