The Knick is a mixed-use development of 49 loft-style condominium apartments in addition to 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail space in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Three dilapidated 4-story structures have been transformed into new apartments and retail space along with the addition of new fifth floor of penthouse units. The restoration highlights the historic character of the space while creating modern, energy-efficient apartments and desired amenities, including a gym, a virtual attendant, storage units, a bike room, and 19 parking spaces. The apartments feature high ceilings and solid oak floors, and many have exposed brick walls, arched windows, or generous private terraces.

The Knick will be one of the first LEED Gold-rated multifamily developments in Brooklyn and meets the energy efficiency standards of NYSERDA’s multifamily Energy Star program. Highly insulated construction featuring Energy Star low-thermal transmitting windows provide for a comfortable, low-maintenance interior environment with minimal heating and cooling costs. Each apartment contains an ultra-high efficiency gas boiler and centralized A/C unit with no exterior wall penetrations. Compact fluorescent lighting, Energy Star appliances, and lighting occupancy sensors also ensure low long-term electric usage. With The Knick, Hudson is achieving the parallel goals of creating an energy-efficient building while maintaining the vintage masonry envelope.

The Knick is a being developed as a joint venture between Hudson and the prior owners of the buildings, who had operated the ground floor supermarket for decades while the upper stories remained vacant. The former owners agreed to contribute the vacant residential portion of the building as equity in return for a share of the condominium sale proceeds while retaining and renovating the commercial space. The project is complete and units are for sale with immediate occupancy.

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