Looks like the Surf Bar on N. 7 Street in Williamsburg between Bedford Ave. and Berry is about to get a new friend. It’s not exactly clear what that friend is going to be, athough a document filed in 2004 read:

PROPOSE TO EXTEND & CONVERT THE EXISTING ONE STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING INTO A MIXED USED 4 STORY & CELLAR BUIDLING WITH COMMERCIAL USE @ FIRST FLOOR AND RESIDENTIAL USE AT THE UPPER FLOORS. ADDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING PW1 SECTIONS: 5B,9A,10,16, AND 17 AS WELL AS REMOVAL OF FLOORS 005 AND 006 FROM SCH. A AND CHANGES TO SCH. B. ALL AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.

We think that something a little more significant may be up for the site. There is heavy demolition work currently going on and we suspect some new building permits are going to be filed. The official address is 154 N. 7 Street and the property is owned by Williamsburgh Square LLC.