Williamsburg

Brooklyn's latest waterfront development officially launched leasing for its luxury rentals. Designed by Brandon Haw Architecture, Williamsburg Wharf contains five 22-story residential buildings and 20,000 square feet of amenities along the East River in South Williamsburg. Two Williamsburg Wharf and Three Williamsburg Wharf include 334 apartments across the two towers, with pricing starting from $3,500/month for a studio.
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March 10, 2025

Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani will open new restaurant at Williamsburg development

A residential development in South Williamsburg is adding a restaurant from a celebrity chef. Israeli chef Eyal Shani and Good People Group will open a new restaurant concept at Williamsburg Wharf, a project with five new residential towers and a public park currently under construction on the waterfront. Developer Naftali Group announced on Monday that the new eatery will occupy 4,000 square feet of ground-floor space along Kent Avenue.
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26 apartments available at new waterfront development in Williamsburg, from $3,434/month

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February 18, 2025

26 apartments available at new waterfront development in Williamsburg, from $3,434/month

Here's a chance to live at a new waterfront development in Williamsburg for slightly less. A housing lottery opened last week for 26 middle-income apartments at Williamsburg Wharf, an under-construction five-tower complex at 464-484 Kent Avenue. Upon completion, the development will add 850 condo and rental residences with resort-style amenities and a new waterfront park to the neighborhood. New Yorkers earning 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the rent-stabilized apartments, priced from $3,434/month for studios to $4,395/month for two bedrooms.
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Affordable Housing

Highest condo on the Brooklyn waterfront asks $7M

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January 8, 2025

Highest condo on the Brooklyn waterfront asks $7M

The highest condo on the Brooklyn waterfront just hit the market for $7 million. Atop One Domino Square in Williamsburg, the penthouse takes up half of the floor and has three bedrooms and three and a half baths. Designed by the acclaimed Irish brand Orior, the interiors echo the luxurious yet simplistic design of the Selldorf Architects-designed residential skyscraper and flaunt the magnificent views that stretch beyond the Manhattan and Brooklyn skylines.
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Announcing 6sqft’s 2024 Building of the Year!

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December 23, 2024

Announcing 6sqft’s 2024 Building of the Year!

The votes have been counted. 6sqft's 2024 Building of the Year is One Williamsburg Wharf, one of five 22-story luxury residential towers coming to the Williamsburg waterfront. The Naftali Group-developed building easily nabbed first place, receiving 302 votes out of the total 1,294 votes cast. Designed by Brandon Haw Architecture, with Hill West as architect of record, One Williamsburg Wharf offers 89 modern condos and a collection of amenities, including a waterfront park and a rooftop pool deck.
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New Developments

$7.2M penthouse is most expensive sponsor sale in Williamsburg

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December 19, 2024

$7.2M penthouse is most expensive sponsor sale in Williamsburg

A penthouse went into contract at the "urban resort-style" One Williamsburg Wharf this week, marking a possible new record for sponsor sales in the neighborhood. Penthouse A is a three-bedroom, three-bath home with an expansive private terrace, fireplace, and sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline and East River. The apartment, which entered contract on Wednesday for $7.2 million, would break Williamsburg's previous most expensive sponsor sale by $2 million if it closes at that price.
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Williamsburg’s first waterfront ice skating rink opens in Domino Square

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December 4, 2024

Williamsburg’s first waterfront ice skating rink opens in Domino Square

The first ice skating rink on the Williamsburg waterfront is now open. Located within the newly-completed public plaza Domino Square, the 7,000-square-foot rink offers skaters stunning views of the Manhattan skyline and East River. The rink offers public skating, themed events, and private rentals, with holiday-themed skate nights and live DJ sessions throughout the season.
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Events & Things To Do

Keke Palmer lists her Williamsburg penthouse for $3M

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November 21, 2024

Keke Palmer lists her Williamsburg penthouse for $3M

Multi-hyphenate actress Keke Palmer is selling her twin-terraced, top-floor Williamsburg apartment at 308 North 7th Street in the heart of Williamsburg. Asking $2,999,999, the North Brooklyn condo has three bedrooms and almost as many terraces, making it a perfect launch pad for an up-and-coming star.
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Rental component of One Domino Square opens lottery for 120 apartments, from $2,832/month

One Domino Square. Photo credit: Evan Joseph

October 14, 2024

Rental component of One Domino Square opens lottery for 120 apartments, from $2,832/month

A housing lottery launched this week for 120 middle-income apartments at the rental portion of One Domino Square, part of the Domino Sugar Factory redevelopment in Williamsburg. The first residential project designed by architect Annabelle Selldorf, One Domino Square consists of a 39-story building with 160 condos and a 55-story building with nearly 400 rental units, the latter of which is the tallest tower in the neighborhood. The affordable apartments will be available through a lottery to New Yorkers earning 125 and 130 percent of the area median income; apartments are priced from $2,832/month for studios to $4,415/month for two bedrooms.
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Affordable Housing

New public plaza Domino Square opens on the Williamsburg waterfront

Photos courtesy of Daniel Levin for Two Trees Management

September 23, 2024

New public plaza Domino Square opens on the Williamsburg waterfront

The Domino Sugar Factory site in Williamsburg gained more park space this week. Domino Square, a one-acre public plaza between the new condo One Domino Square and the office building The Refinery at Domino, has officially opened. Designed as a civic space by landscape architecture firm Field Operations, the new plaza offers community events and programming year-round, from salsa nights and farmers markets to an ice skating rink, the first to ever open on Williamsburg's waterfront.
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New Developments

Phase two of Greenpoint Hospital conversion begins, adding 311 affordable homes

Credit: Architecture Outfit and Magnusson Architecture & Planning

September 19, 2024

Phase two of Greenpoint Hospital conversion begins, adding 311 affordable homes

The Hudson Companies and St. Nicks Alliance on Wednesday, in collaboration with the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), broke ground on the second phase of Kingsland Commons, a transformation of the former Greenpoint Hospital campus into an affordable housing complex. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning (MAP) and Architecture Outfit, this phase includes an 18-story building with 311 permanently affordable units for extremely low- and very low-income residents, including formerly homeless individuals and families.
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Kellogg’s Diner reopens in Williamsburg with Tex-Mex-inspired menu

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September 18, 2024

Kellogg’s Diner reopens in Williamsburg with Tex-Mex-inspired menu

Williamsburg's beloved Kellogg's Diner is returning under new ownership with a revamped menu, offering classic diner fare with a Tex-Mex twist. A neighborhood landmark since 1928, Chef Jackie Carnesie will helm the diner's new chapter when it officially reopens this Friday. The 75-seat eatery has received a design refresh by Nico and Matthew Maddy, modernizing the space while preserving its historic charm. Located at 518 Metropolitan Avenue, Kellogg's will be open daily from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., with plans to offer 24-hour service in the coming weeks.
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Food & Dining

One Williamsburg Wharf launches sales, offering resort-style living from $710K

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September 18, 2024

One Williamsburg Wharf launches sales, offering resort-style living from $710K

Sales officially launched this week at One Williamsburg Wharf, the first of five towers in an "urban resort-style" development taking shape along the Williamsburg waterfront. Developed by Naftali Group and designed by Brandon Haw Architecture, the 22-story luxury condo tower features 89 "design-forward" residences and world-class indoor and outdoor amenities, including a rooftop pool deck that transforms into an ice-skating rink in the winter. Pricing begins at $710,000 for studio apartments.
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56 affordable apartments available at luxury Williamsburg rental, from $1,757/month

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July 26, 2024

56 affordable apartments available at luxury Williamsburg rental, from $1,757/month

Applications are being accepted for 56 below-market-rate apartments at a new luxury rental in Williamsburg. The nine-story building at 597 Grand Street offers residents spacious units with modern amenities, like a fitness center and rooftop terrace. New Yorkers earning 80 and 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, priced from $1,757/month for studios to $3,963/month for two bedrooms.
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Affordable Housing

For $3.85M, a designer’s Williamsburg townhouse offers eclectic interiors and flexible spaces

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July 18, 2024

For $3.85M, a designer’s Williamsburg townhouse offers eclectic interiors and flexible spaces

After a complete renovation by designer Garrow Kedigian, this contemporary Williamsburg townhouse at 512 Lorimer Street is an eclectic urban mix of colorful design, flexible living spaces, and modern amenities. The two-family townhouse, asking $3,850,000, consists of a garden apartment and an upper duplex–with a backyard and terrace–in the heart of the north Brooklyn neighborhood's vibrant cultural streetscape.
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Distinctive Homes

Mosaics reflecting intimacy of NYC public life installed at Williamsburg subway station

Personal Choice #5 (2023) © Chloë Bass, NYCT Lorimer St Station. Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design. Photo: Nicholas Knight.

June 17, 2024

Mosaics reflecting intimacy of NYC public life installed at Williamsburg subway station

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled two new mosaics in a Williamsburg subway station that reflect on the human connections of language and touch experienced throughout New York City's diverse communities. Fabricated by Miotto Mosaic Art Studios, Jackie Chang's "Signs of Life" and Chloë Bass' "Personal Choice #5" were installed throughout the Metropolitan Avenue/ Lorimer Street station in conjunction with new accessibility upgrades, including new stairs and elevators.
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Photo courtesy of Dream Downtown / Tao Group Hospitality

June 14, 2024

NYC’s best rooftop hotel pools offering day passes

Coming soon: Full-time sun and swimsuit season. Some lucky apartment dwellers count a private pool among their building’s amenities. Otherwise, your local options include public pools or pricey pool clubs and gyms. One way to hack summer in NYC is to snag a day pass to a pool atop one of the city’s trendy hotels. Usually reserved for hotel guests, some hotels allow visitors to pay by the day–often with poolside restaurant and bar privileges. Some venues host events like pool parties with DJs, live music, and drink specials. Read on for cool pools with day rates. Many hotel pools open on Memorial Day weekend. Pools may be reserved for private events, or rates and access information may change; be sure to check in with the venue before finalizing your plans.
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June 10, 2024

Veselka opens first Brooklyn location

Brooklyn residents no longer need to trek to the East Village for their pierogi fix. Veselka, the beloved Ukrainian diner serving New Yorkers for seven decades, opened its highly-anticipated Williamsburg location last week. Veselka's first location in the borough, the 4,000-square-foot restaurant is located at 646 Lorimer Street. In addition to its famous Ukrainian soul food, the business will sell Veselka-branded merchandise.
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Food & Dining

Bring your whole squad and fleet to this newly-minted $8M Williamsburg townhouse

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June 6, 2024

Bring your whole squad and fleet to this newly-minted $8M Williamsburg townhouse

When looking for a home in New York City, a four-car garage isn't often at the top of buyers' "must-have" list. But if your vehicles need as much space as you do, this 5,000-square-foot new construction townhouse at 218 North Fifth Street has you–and your G-wagon–covered. On a corner lot in the high-profile environs of Williamsburg's Northside, this single-family residence was built in 2013 and is now asking $7,995,000. With terrace space on four levels, including a helipad-sized roof deck, you can entertain all summer long.
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Distinctive Homes

Lottery opens for 101 apartments at ODA’s new Williamsburg project, from $3,105/month

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May 14, 2024

Lottery opens for 101 apartments at ODA’s new Williamsburg project, from $3,105/month

Here's a chance to live at a new residential development in Williamsburg designed by architecture firm ODA. A lottery opened this week for 101 middle-income apartments at the "Williamsburg Apex," part of a curvy, two-building project at the corner of Lorimer Street and Boerum Street in Broadway Triangle. Qualifying New Yorkers earning 130 percent of the area median income, between $105,458 for a single person and $218,010 for a household of five, can apply for the apartments, priced at $3,105/month studios, $3,317/month one-bedrooms, and $3,963/month two-bedrooms.
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Affordable Housing

Original Domino Sugar Factory sign reimagined as a lobby sculpture

Photo courtesy of Etienne Frossard

May 6, 2024

Original Domino Sugar Factory sign reimagined as a lobby sculpture

Williamsburg's original Domino Sugar Factory sign has been given new life as an art installation. Two Trees Management last week unveiled "Untitled (reverse virgule)," which repurposes the iconic yellow Domino Sugar Factory sign into an 11-foot by 36-foot wall sculpture. Created by artist Virginia Overton, the piece sits in the lobby of the Refinery at Domino, a new office building that opened last year within the historic sugar factory building.
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Architecture And Design

Iconic bridge views and remarkable light: Inside Annabelle Selldorf’s condo One Domino Square

All photos courtesy of William Jess Laird

May 2, 2024

Iconic bridge views and remarkable light: Inside Annabelle Selldorf’s condo One Domino Square

Architect Annabelle Selldorf's first residential skyscraper, One Domino Square, features a striking iridescent porcelain tile facade that shifts the appearance of the tower, allowing it to simultaneously stand out and blend in with its Williamsburg surroundings, depending on the light. Following the launch of sales for the building's 160 condos last month, new images provide a look inside the residences, which flaunt stunning bridge and skyline views, airy open floorplans, and an abundance of natural light.
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Asking $5.3M, the elusive Williamsburg townhouse is here, renovated and party-ready

Photo credit: Allyson Lubow for The Corcoran Group

April 23, 2024

Asking $5.3M, the elusive Williamsburg townhouse is here, renovated and party-ready

Remember that impossibly perfect brownstone on "Girls?" Living in the buzzy neighborhood often means "home" is a pricy pad in a brand-new high-rise or a funky loft space; better to look elsewhere for the classic Brooklyn townhouse. But every so often an opportunity comes along that allows you to combine north Brooklyn coolness with the townhouse-with-backyard lifestyle. This 3,341-square-foot brick home at 70 Conselyea Street, asking $5,349,000, is one such opportunity. On a pretty block in Williamsburg's old-school residential section, the single-family home, built in 1899, has been freshly renovated for everyday living and easy entertaining in any season.
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Distinctive Homes

See ODA’s curving, connected residential buildings rising in Williamsburg

Renderings courtesy of Secchi Smith

April 16, 2024

See ODA’s curving, connected residential buildings rising in Williamsburg

Renderings released this week show off a new full-block residential development coming to Williamsburg. Designed by architecture firm ODA, the project includes the Lorimer House, a 270-unit rental, and Copper Lofts, a "boutique collection" of 66 residences, connected by an elevated bridge, creating the illusion of one cohesive development. Taking advantage of their corner location in Broadway Triangle, the eight-story buildings feature a curving facade marked with alternating balconies and recessed terraces. Construction is expected to wrap up this spring.
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Williamsburg’s porcelain-clad condo One Domino Square launches sales, from $1.25M

Renderings courtesy of Two Trees Management

April 4, 2024

Williamsburg’s porcelain-clad condo One Domino Square launches sales, from $1.25M

Sales launched this week at One Domino Square, a new residential tower within the former Domino Sugar Factory site on the Williamsburg waterfront. Developed by Two Trees Management and designed by Selldorf Architects, the building, clad in a "pearl-like porcelain tile," consists of a 39-story tower with 160 condos and a 55-story rental with 400 units, the tallest building in Williamsburg. Condos range from one- to three-bedrooms, with prices starting at $1,250,000.
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New Developments

January 24, 2024

Neighborhood insider: Lyon Porter on Williamsburg’s evolving identity and enduring charm