Once a workers’ haven, Williamsburg, Brooklyn is slowly being transformed into an urban jungle with the usual amenities of towering luxurious apartment compounds further bantered by the entry of the new kids in the block, the twin six-story Residences condominium and the 64-room Hotel Williamsburg sitting side-by-side on North 11 and North 12 streets.

The development project is a fusion of urban living with attending hotel experience as planners of both structures allowed for free interactions between the two facilities, stretching the very definition of a convenient union between two grand living styles.

Living, of course, in the high-end apartment units comes with a hefty tag price as owners who would want direct access to a hotel pool, rooftop bar and concierge services would have to shell out from $446,500 to $1.6 million in order to secure units fitted with comfortable and technological amenities.

The condominium opened its doors in June but more works will have to be endured by present occupants as some finishing touches were being implemented until October in a place characterized by marketing personnel Jennifer Lee as “a unique concept of living,” despite the proliferation of condominium buildings in the property market.

And that wave of residential developments was only received with glee by Williamsburg amidst the shadow of recession that saw halted development projects in the Brooklyn area.

The situation in Williamsburg, however, has been vastly different where high-rise condominium buildings dominated the sky and unit sales were constantly on the rise, according to New York property appraisal Miller Samuel, which reported that sales improvements were seen during the second quarter of 2010 with buyers opting to occupy larger apartment units.

The consultancy firm is upbeat for more growth on the area, which seemed to be accelerating its departure from the conventional community it was known before to its rapidly-shaping new form as an urban center that hosts freshly-constructed apartment buildings.

Ward Dennis of Neighbors Allied for Good Growth said that the neighborhood has been undergoing drastic changes for a decade now following the area’s rezoning overhaul in 2005, which prompted developers to rush the constructions of towering residential edifices fronting the sea and the complementing apartment compounds farther inland.

Property experts said that the entry of hotels like the Williamsburg was a natural integration for an area witnessing the influx of young and richly-employed residents who are slowly morphing the zone as a stroller city.

Graves World Hospitality president Benjamin Graves said that the Williamsburg is set to entice young and mobile individuals who will be lured by the hotel’s proximity to mass transportation facilities and some form of recreations, with its four trendy bars that offer lounge entertainment experiences.

As Williamsburg’s food and drink shops would also cater to the public, the prospect of smooth interactions between the two spectrums of the neighborhood came into question though hotel executives have assured that they would come up with policies to address such concerns.