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It pays to be on the water. Or so it goes in Brooklyn, which in the third quarter hit a record price per square foot of $1,490 for closed sponsor sales, according to data by Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing. Driving the price climb are two dueling waterfront projects that launched sales wi...

This fall has brought a fresh wave of restaurant openings, from Barbuto’s new Brooklyn Bridge Park location to an omakase spot in the Ace Hotel in Boerum Hill, a non-alcoholic bar in Greenpoint and a Bavarian-inspired brewery and taproom in East Williamsburg. More openings are on the way, including ...

Brooklyn families have a lot to get excited about this fall. New arrivals include youth basketball training centers in Downtown Brooklyn and Greenpoint, NYC’s first offshore wind education hub in Sunset Park, a board game café and kids’ dance studio, both in DUMBO, new daycares and preschools across...

The Goods Mart, a grocer and snack shop with another location in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, is heading to Williamsburg, where it will open its first Brooklyn shop, Commercial Observer haslearned. The small grocery chain has inked a 600-square-foot lease at Naftali Group’s Williamsburg Wharf, a 3...

Brooklyn | 480 Kent Avenue, No. 21DWilliamsburg Condo$2.4 million A two-bedroom, two-bath, 1,145-square-foot apartment with an open floor plan, a breakfast bar, a primary suite with a walk-in closet, an en suite bath with a double vanity and radiant heat flooring, a washer/dryer, zoned heat and air ...

Construction is wrapping up on the first phase of Williamsburg Wharf, a 3.75-acre mixed-use development on the South Williamsburg waterfront in Brooklyn. Developed by Naftali Group and Access Industries and designed by Brandon Haw Architecture and Hill West Architects, the two-phase masterplan will...

Williamsburg retail is all grown up.  Ages after hipsters, artists and club kids made North Brooklyn their gritty playground and long since the big names of national retail — Lululemon, Apple and Sephora — put the neighborhood’s commercial strips into competition with established Manhattan markets, ...

Construction is wrapping up on the first three towers at Naftali Group’s Williamsburg Wharf residential development in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The five building development will occupy 3.75-acres with over 525 feet of waterfront. Landscape architecture firm SCAPE is leading the design of the green ...

In the early 2010s, wealthy individuals overseas flooded New York City’s residential market, creating a wave of demand that supported flashy new developments around the city. That money began to trickle off before 2020 and disappeared further in the years around the pandemic as travel restrictions a...

New York City’s new development contracts dried up as the winter thawed to spring. The city notched 648 contracts in the second quarter, down 9 percent from the same period in the previous year, according to a Marketproof report. The luxury market, which has performed well across the city as a whole...

New York’s rooftop pools are emerging as more than just a luxury perk — they’ve become one of the most sought-after amenity spaces in luxury condominiums. Many of them are designed like private beach clubs or five-star hotels, complete with daybeds, cabanas, and skyline views that transform the conc...

FROM THE CANALS OF VENICE TO THE NYC SKYLINE, SCULPTURIST LORENZO QUINN'S WORK REMINDSUS THAT ART IS NOTONLY DECORATION A long the Williamsburg water-front, a new symbol of unity is taking shape. United Hearts, a monumental sculpture by acclaimed artist Lorenzo Quinn, will soon anchor the pedes...

When Miki Naftali announced his plans for the sprawling waterfront project dubbed Williamsburg Wharf, it was a pivot from the developer who had been making hay with quick-selling boutique developments dotting Uptown Manhattan. But similar to his pandemic-era bet on the supply-constrained Upper East ...

Spring ushers in renewed activity in New York City’s real estate market, a vibrant scene renowned for its luxury high-rise condominiums offering world-class amenities. While the high costs associated with New York City’s real estate may deter potential buyers, there are exceptional properties combin...

Much like the identity-swapping “Game of Thrones” assassin Arya Stark, Brooklyn’s Williamsburg has worn many faces. The neighborhood has evolved from a gritty, industrial warren to a contemporary hub for artists, luxury retail and contemporary housing. Rezoning played a large part in the creation of...

Brooklyn’s population loss over the past five years could make one believe that securing housing in the borough should be a breeze. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brooklyn’s population declined by 6.4 percent from April 2020 to July 2023, with a net total of almost 175,000 residents relocating...

Christie Ward and Staver Gray met in 2012 when they were interior design students at Parsons School of Design in New York and bonded over a mutual love of antique lighting and French rattan. They went on to work together at Soho House + Co, where they developed residential and commercial interiors f...

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. Desig...

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 ...

From New York loft conversions to groundbreaking projects in Buenos Aires and Brooklyn, Brandon Haw reveals how his early experiences, time with Norman Foster, and love for the practical craft of building inform his work as an architect.WHAT INITIALLY DREW YOU TO ARCHITECTURE?I grew up in England in...

Facade installation is wrapping up on the first three towers at Naftali Group’s Williamsburg Wharf residential development in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The five building development will occupy 3.75-acres with over 525 feet of waterfront. Landscape architecture firm SCAPE will lead the design of the ...

As the temperatures drop and mornings get colder, getting out of a warm bed and stepping on to a cold floor can feel like adding insult to injury. This is where radiant floor heating comes in. This system is most commonly found in bathrooms, and heats the floor directly rather than the air in the ro...

New York-based developer Naftali Group is building 89 luxury condos as part of Williamsburg Wharf,a master-planned property on the shore of the East River in Brooklyn.The 22-story tower is the first of five towers with 850 residences the developer plans on the 3.7-acre property near the corner of Ke...

Williamsburg—New York City's ultimate hipster mecca known for its skinny jean-wearing, bearded artist-types—will be injected with a breath of "sophisticated" luxury on its prime waterfront location with a new development in the works aiming to create a "resort-style" destina...