Leasing office to open at 175 Kent

The leasing office at Chetrit Group’s 175 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg will open early next month, marketing long-awaited high-end rental apartments across the street from the super-successful 184 Kent Avenue, where 340 luxury rentals were recently snapped up in less than a year. According to Crain’s, starting prices for the units will range from $2,343 per month for studios to $3,413 for two-bedrooms. David Maundrell of Aptsandlofts.com, which is heading up the leasing efforts at 175 Kent, quelled rumors that the project is yet another example of condominiums-turned-rentals in the wake of Brooklyn’s condo bust, noting that he’s been working with Chetrit for three years with the intent of launching rentals at the site. Maundrell said he’s already gotten 400 requests for more information about the units. [Crain’s]