New construction in East Williamsburg
Since March 2021, builders in East Williamsburg have filed applications for 59 apartment buildings, 10 houses, 4 other new buildings and 67 major renovations, adding 2,932 units. 57 of the 73 new buildings have been approved so far, and 2 more have permits for early work. The latest was filed on Oct 30, 2026.
- Units
- 2,932
- Apartment buildings
- 59
- Houses
- 10
- Major renovations
- 67
- Tallest
- 18 stories
Largest projects
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89 Maspeth Avenue 311 units 18 stories · filed Dec 13, 2021 Photo via New York YIMBY: 89 Maspeth Avenue Progresses In East Williamsburg, Brooklyn -
265 Lorimer Street 270 units 8 stories · filed Jan 25, 2022 Photo via New York YIMBY: New Renderings Revealed For Lorimer House At 265 Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn -
In the news
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89 Maspeth Avenue Progresses In East Williamsburg, Brooklyn New York YIMBY · Aug 27, 2026
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Renderings Revealed For 85 Varet Street In East Williamsburg, Brooklyn New York YIMBY · Aug 20, 2026 -
Affordable Housing Developments Revealed For 73 Meserole Street, 178 Montrose Avenue In Williamsburg, Brooklyn New York YIMBY · Aug 2, 2026
All filings
202631 filings
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Enlargement 11 units added 4 stories
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Conversion 4 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 7 units added 6 stories
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Conversion 4 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 6 units 6 stories
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Apartment building 67 units 12 stories
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Apartment building 67 units 12 stories
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Apartment building 30 units 7 stories
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Major renovation 3 units in all 5 stories
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Conversion 2 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 55 units 10 stories
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Enlargement 3 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 29 units added 8 stories
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Enlargement 2 units added 3 stories
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Apartment building 16 units 5 stories
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Apartment building 75 units 8 stories
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Conversion 2 units added 4 stories
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House 4 units 4 stories
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Apartment building 14 units 6 stories
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Apartment building 27 units 5 stories
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Apartment building 45 units 9 stories
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Enlargement 3 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 99 units 9 stories
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Apartment building 17 units 7 stories
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Enlargement 3 units added 4 stories
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Conversion 4 units added 4 stories
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Conversion 6 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 6 units 4 stories
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Enlargement 8 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 8 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 70 units 11 stories
202525 filings
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Conversion 1 unit added 4 stories
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Major renovation 6 units in all 4 stories
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Enlargement 6 units added 8 stories
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Enlargement 8 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 4 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 163 units 13 stories
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Conversion 6 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 187 units 14 stories
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Apartment building 11 units 4 stories
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Apartment building 69 units 11 stories
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Enlargement 8 units added 6 stories
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Apartment building 149 units 13 stories
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Apartment building 5 units 4 stories
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Enlargement 10 units added 5 stories
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Enlargement 2 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 6 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 5 units added 6 stories
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Enlargement 6 units added 5 stories
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Apartment building 26 units 7 stories
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Enlargement 7 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 8 units added 6 stories
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Apartment building 8 units 4 stories
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Enlargement 21 units added 8 stories
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Conversion 5 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 5 units 4 stories
202420 filings
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Conversion 43 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 8 units 5 stories
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New building 6 stories
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Enlargement 8 units added 6 stories
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Major renovation 1 unit in all 3 stories
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Enlargement 2 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 10 units 5 stories
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Apartment building 6 units 6 stories
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Enlargement 9 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 7 units 4 stories
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Enlargement 5 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 7 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 8 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 8 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 8 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 8 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 7 units 4 stories
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Enlargement 6 units added 6 stories
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Apartment building 9 units 6 stories
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New building 2 stories
202321 filings
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Conversion 22 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 8 units 4 stories
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House 4 units 6 stories
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House 1 unit 3 stories
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Conversion 1 unit added 4 stories
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House 1 unit 3 stories
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Apartment building 10 units 5 stories
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Conversion 7 units added 4 stories
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House 1 unit 3 stories
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Enlargement 8 units added 4 stories
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New building 1 story
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House 2 units 4 stories
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Apartment building 6 units 6 stories
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Conversion 2 units added 4 stories
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Conversion 5 units added 4 stories
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Apartment building 8 units 4 stories
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Apartment building 8 units 4 stories
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Apartment building 7 units 4 stories
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Apartment building 5 units 3 stories
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Enlargement 7 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 7 units added 4 stories
20223 filings
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Enlargement 6 units added 4 stories
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Enlargement 3 units added 6 stories
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Conversion 3 units added 4 stories
40 older filings are on the map.
Nearby neighborhoods
- Williamsburg 3,160 units · 183 projects 0.7 mi west
- Greenpoint 5,221 units · 125 projects 1 mi north
- Wyckoff Heights 351 units · 20 projects 1 mi southeast
- Bedford-Stuyvesant 4,241 units · 282 projects 2 mi south
- Brooklyn Navy Yard 683 units · 8 projects 2 mi southwest
- Bushwick 1,781 units · 128 projects 2 mi southeast
- Clinton Hill 267 units · 39 projects 2 mi southwest
- Alphabet City 819 units · 8 projects 2 mi northwest
How East Williamsburg ranks
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Brooklyn neighborhoods 11th of 50 for units
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New York City neighborhoods 26th of 210 for units
New-building and major-renovation filings with three or more units, three or more stories, or 5,000 square feet of work, from the Department of Buildings’ DOB NOW records on NYC Open Data. Neighborhoods follow the Department of Finance’s neighborhood for each tax block. Methodology