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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...