Development Watch: 111 Kent Avenue
Now that much of the facade and some of the windows are complete, you can get a pretty good sense of how 111 Kent Avenue is going to end up looking and the result ain’t that pretty. The 62-unit development is a pretty classic example of how simpler is usually better. These non-right-angled windows look…
Now that much of the facade and some of the windows are complete, you can get a pretty good sense of how 111 Kent Avenue is going to end up looking and the result ain’t that pretty. The 62-unit development is a pretty classic example of how simpler is usually better. These non-right-angled windows look forced and silly; the design is not helped by the choice of brick, which looks like it belongs somewhere on the border of Bed Stuy and Bushwick. Too bad, too, given the building’s striking views over East River State Park and Manhattan. As for how sales are going, it’s anybody’s guess: No sales are recorded on StreetEasy and the Elliman site shows nine units available.
Development Watch: 111 Kent Avenue (June ’08) [Brownstoner] GMAP
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“forced and silly”
I like that characterization.
***Bid half off peak comps***
“a little less contempt is in order.”
Indeed, along with a bit less “covert race/class warfare,” to coin a phrase.
11217, you must have had really bad luck! I know the type of people you’re referring to but I haven’t honestly ever met them in Williamsburg. That reminds me of some girl I met that lived in Murray Hill and worked a couple of blocks away. In the two years she had lived there, only once had she visited another neighborhood (west village); and yes, she had no clue about anything.
I agree – coke is a huge problem in the neighborhood. really scary to see so many people throwing their lives away.
I guess I’ve found my low key niche. But yeah, if your idea of places in Williamsburg are huckleberry, union pool, royal oak and dumont (and you aren’t baked out of your mind while going there) i can see how obnoxious it may seem obnoxious.
that said, alot of people i meet when i’m out in the nabe aren’t even from the neighborhood. i’ve met more then my fair share of obnoxious hipsters who commute from Gowanus, south slope, and sunset park for their PBRs
Just have to say this- that bricks comment was really sh*tty, brownstoner. Really. Considering how many posters here live in Bed-stuy and Bushwick, a little less contempt is in order.
11217 – Huckleberry Bar? Yeah you are going to the wrong places. (In my opinion as a former resident and frequent bar-patron of Williamsburg.)
Many many interesting people there. As for the person who thought Carroll Gardens was in Queens, I bet if you asked the average Manhattan resident, they might think it’s in New Jersey. In fact, one time I mentioned I was going to a show in Williamsburg, and my co-worker asked “Virginia?” Yes, a long-term Manhattan resident never heard of Williamsburg.
Anyway, this building is stupid ugly. And, yes, it’s a long-ish walk from Kent to Bedford.
Yeah, Rob. I’ve noticed that also. I hate it.
I’m not a coke fan AT ALL.
I’ve watched too many of my friends (ironically only the ones who live in Williamsburg) succumb to major problems with Coke. All they talk about is going to Royal Oak or some other equally lame bar and get coked out of their minds and do it all over again.
It’s not Williamsburg’s fault, but the nature of the neighborhood seems to suck the productive life out of people.
11217… they were probably just making fun of you and giving fake wrong answers. it is an annoying neighborhood in one sense. ive never been to a bar or any kind of venue really in williamsburg where everyone wasnt totally coked out of their minds. and im talking people in their teens to the 50s
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