Williamsburg - Tensions Over The 184 Kent Street Warehouse Is Coming To A Boil This Week

Williamsburg - Tensions surrounding the future of the historic warehouse at 184 Kent Ave on the Williamsburg waterfront are coming to a boil this week at the hearing November 22 at 11 am at City Hall, when the City Council will hold its first hearing on whether to approve the landmark designation of the Cass Gilbert design. The owner is looking to convert the building to luxury condos which would include a number of alterations to the facade, with David Yassky appearing to be in the developer's camp.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has declared the Austin, Nichols & Co. Warehouse in Brooklyn to be the City’s newest recognized landmark. The Warehouse is one of the East River’s most impressive structures and one of the City’s only examples of Egyptian Revival architecture.