Ready to Build at the Willoughby West Site

A Downtown Brooklyn-based tipster sent the above photo of the Avalon’s Willoughby West site, between Bridge and Duffield streets. It’s now a huge empty lot and, as our tipster says, “an empty hole waiting to be built upon.” It’s been a long process to get to this point: Avalon spent around $100 million buying up eleven buildings on this corner. Demolition started up at the beginning of this year. A 57-story, 861-unit rental tower is going up at this site, although the developers have not released updated plans or renderings. Construction should last at least through 2014.
Demo Permits Filed for Willoughby West Development [Brownstoner]
Avalon Completes Its Puzzle in Downtown Brooklyn [Brownstoner]
Demo Soon for Row on Willoughby Street [Brownstoner]
Avalon Adds Another Piece to the Puzzle [Brownstoner]