Rents Start at $2,300 a Month at Racing Stripe Building in Williamsburg
The red racing stripe-detailed rental building at 281 Union Avenue in Williamsburg began leasing last week. The seven-story development is offering 33 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, BuzzBuzzHome reported. Six listings are up so far, with one-bedrooms from $2,300, two-bedrooms from $3,400 and a two-bedroom, two-bath for $4,500 a month. The apartments, marketed by Bold New…

The red racing stripe-detailed rental building at 281 Union Avenue in Williamsburg began leasing last week. The seven-story development is offering 33 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, BuzzBuzzHome reported. Six listings are up so far, with one-bedrooms from $2,300, two-bedrooms from $3,400 and a two-bedroom, two-bath for $4,500 a month.
The apartments, marketed by Bold New York, feature wide-plank oak floors, large double-glazed tilt and turn windows, central heating and cooling, Caesarstone countertops and video intercoms. Some of the apartments also have balconies and terraces. The building features a gym, shared work space, onsite parking, bike parking and a landscaped roof deck.
Developed by Alex Brown Realty and Largo Investments, the building also has a 15-year 421a tax abatement. The MDIM-designed building is shaped like a cross, which might be a nod to the site’s former occupant — a Methodist Church — but also fits the wedge-shaped island plot.
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I like everything about the inside, accept for those ceilings. Poured concrete floors I’m okay with, but concrete ceilings? That just doesn’t look right.
WTF is up with those ceilings? That looks straight up dumb in new construction.