The landmarked Williamsburgh Savings Bank in South Williamsburg will soon have a much taller neighbor.
Renderings of 159 Broadway were revealed for the 26-story, 277-foot, mixed-use development featuring a hotel and 21 condos with an expected completion of summer 2021.
The development from Cornell Realty who purchased the site for $26.2 million, according to YIMBY:
A 251-key hotel will occupy the first sixteen floors of the structure,…
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Who the hell approved this monstrosity?! I live at Broadway & Wythe and am annoyed, irritated, angry, disappointed and demoralized that yet ANOTHER apartment building is going up. 1) The construction has all but ruined my quality of life. From Keap St. to Kent Ave, all of Broadway has been under constant construction. The noise, the dust, the detours, the SIGHT of the construction is horrible. And 2) the result is this ugly-ass TOWER?! Come on!!! Williamsburg Bank is GORGEOUS and this apartment building will absolutely devastate the skyline. DISGUSTING. I’m sick of the construction. I’m sick of the ugly results of the construction. Seriously, who to contact about this? Who to plead with to make this stop??