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56 South 3rd Street: Review and Ratings

between Wythe Avenue & Kent Avenue View Full Building Profile

Carter Horsley
Review of 56 South 3rd Street by Carter Horsley

This attractive, four-story, mid-block, residential building at 56 South Third Street between Kent and Wythe avenues two blocks north of the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn, was erected in 1989 and has 6 condominium apartments.

It was developed by Twins Kent Third LLC of which Jack Freund is the owner.

It was designed by Philip Toscano.

Bottom Line

This red-brick residential building near the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn has large apartments with good external spaces and a variety of widths for its tall windows.

Description

This four-story, red-brick, mid-block building has a distinctive and attractive fenestration pattern that varies the width and height of its windows.

Apartments

Apartment 3A is a three-bedroom triplex with an entry foyer next to a 14-foot-wide , open kitchen, a 36-foot-long living room that opens onto a 250-square-foot balcony and a 15-foot-wide dining room on the upper floor and three-bedrooms and a 402-square-foot terrace on the lower floor and a 375-square-foot roof deck.

Apartment 1A is a three-bedroom unit with an entrance from its one-car garage that leads to a 31-foot-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen and a 400-square-foot rear yard.

Apartment 1B is a three-bedroom unit with a 30-foot-wide living/dining room with an open kitchen and a 700-square-foot private yard.

Rating

16
Out of 44

Architecture Rating: 16 / 44

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24
Out of 36

Location Rating: 24 / 36

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16
Out of 39

Features Rating: 16 / 39

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8
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64

CityRealty Rating Reference

 
Architecture
  • 30+ remarkable
  • 20-29 distinguished
  • 11-19 average
  • < 11 below average
 
Location
  • 27+ remarkable
  • 18-26 distinguished
  • 9-17 average
  • < 9 below average
 
Features
  • 22+ remarkable
  • 16-21 distinguished
  • 9-15 average
  • < 9 below average
 
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