Kent Ave Between North 9th St and North 8th St

A hotbed of construction madness for the past few years, this area of town is home to some pretty crazy views of Manhattan. Of course, I picked the coldest day on record to come down and take photos, so I could only stand on the wind-swept block for only a few minutes before my hands began to freeze off and my already-hacking cough got worse.

The humbler of the new constructions was a low dark building on the corner of North 8th and Kent which featured massive windows looking out onto the river. The sheer size of the windows made it nearly impossible NOT to see inside the various apartments - and into the painfully luxurious lives of the tenants. This apartment sat right across from the park which only weeks before was at the center of a campaign to keep it open during the winter. Instead it sat closed, with a sign indicating it's re-opening in April.

The scarier, larger developments down the block seem just ridiculous in the current economic climate. I haven't the slightest idea who is going to be filling up these things once they're done.

I hope to come back here in the summer, the views of the river, Manhattan and the Williamsburg bridge are unparalleled...until of course, it's developed all to hell.

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