# NEW YORK | Gowanus Canal Rezoning **URL:** https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167 **Category:** Zoning **Created:** [November 21, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167 "2014-11-21T22:37:15Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 29
### Author: ![arctic\_camel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arctic_camel/32/186335_2.png) [@arctic\_camel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/arctic_camel) #### Post date: [January 19, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/568 "2026-01-19T10:58:57Z")
![gov2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/c/8c05c2ef00107b2633f773e32c07b9e363461bcf.jpeg) ![gow1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/0/707c166800d6bde5a00ddf846f36c07e2668cda2.jpeg) [source](https://www.threads.com/@tectonicphoto?xmt=AQF0xerzkN7p93qu-feQa3Aw-WLBfUrqYIaOtGHhcj3U2ng) ---
### Author: ![Dior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/dior/32/164097_2.png) [@Dior](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dior) #### Post date: [January 19, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/569 "2026-01-19T16:18:56Z")
im not religious but gosh we need to preserve these beautiful churches ---
### Author: ![HerrDavid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f07891/32.png) [@HerrDavid](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/HerrDavid) #### Post date: [January 19, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/570 "2026-01-19T17:57:03Z")
I would just like to see one of these new developments _not_ have a bunker or asymmetrical mechanical assemblage up top. Hoping SO-IL will come through in this regard. ---
### Author: ![Max](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/max/32/145611_2.png) [@Max](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Max) #### Post date: [January 20, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/571 "2026-01-20T13:15:29Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/b/eb7c3ac9985b88d8f716adfc2dd5421c361900e0.jpeg) [source](https://www.connectcre.com/stories/global-holdings-tops-out-on-first-anagram-tower-outside-manhattan/) ---
### Author: ![HerrDavid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f07891/32.png) [@HerrDavid](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/HerrDavid) #### Post date: [January 20, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/572 "2026-01-20T15:52:19Z")
Oh well. ---
### Author: ![AndreyD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@AndreyD](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/AndreyD) #### Post date: [January 25, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/573 "2026-01-25T15:23:52Z")
![photo_2026-01-25 10.19.28](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/3/b32e18f2cab0d8a199d9fa0640feccd84a770663.jpeg) ![photo_2026-01-25 10.19.31](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/a/2a74f9cbcd07b9de59c04f0d0cb51299fe8a5aab.jpeg) ![photo_2026-01-25 10.19.34](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/2/b21a8b99e2cf680c3eb51fe9e10f26559b68639b.jpeg) ![photo_2026-01-25 10.19.37](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/5/f59f8ce86b80eef0891e401d993ecff00ab52555.jpeg) ![photo_2026-01-25 10.19.40](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/c/cc45c75b36fd63cda6b11ee4bb329c805a997579.jpeg) ![photo_2026-01-25 10.19.43](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/9/795fb75db6e0419fabe216b8f2a8d3c6f7f0348d.jpeg) ![photo_2026-01-25 10.20.03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/6/862b262ead43d5e3e8a48b75273aa0df3708a427.jpeg) ![photo_2026-01-25 10.20.08](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/f/6f0914fec8525c1b4cae5f37d1de159a00dc1181.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano) #### Post date: [January 29, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/574 "2026-01-29T19:58:45Z")
246 7th Street [Permits Filed for 246 7th Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn - New York YIMBY](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/01/permits-filed-for-246-7th-street-in-gowanus-brooklyn.html) ---
### Author: ![arctic\_camel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arctic_camel/32/186335_2.png) [@arctic\_camel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/arctic_camel) #### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/575 "2026-02-09T21:15:59Z")
> **[Fogarty Finger](https://fogartyfinger.com/work/union-channel)** > > Fogarty Finger... ![fogarty-finger-union-channel-01-xlarge](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/d/5dd6bec53fc839649751d55da580c932ac3a937f.jpeg) ![fogarty-finger-union-channel-04-xlarge](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/4/541912653fc138e4239431d5d27825816761a396.jpeg) ![fogarty-finger-union-channel-11-xlarge](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/f/bf802cf77b8b01491bef4093c784ecf82b7ac69f.jpeg) ![fogarty-finger-union-channel-05-xlarge](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/1/3134993d515f6430b5d523cd7530b309ff981e29.jpeg) ![fogarty-finger-union-channel-22-xlarge](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/a/4a9f309b9d071fd86263dd961aed04e6441fd042.jpeg) ![fogarty-finger-union-channel-23-crop-xlarge](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/6/162f0b10028db1aaf62778663a92d89c87343ab6.jpeg) ![fogarty-finger-union-channel-16-xlarge](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/a/faddecbb3bc1c32dc64c77c83bb89b186314accb.jpeg) ![fogarty-finger-union-channel-14-xlarge](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/b/9b4b4c19c8fe7b7551736395a71eebc4730b5453.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen) #### Post date: [February 19, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/576 "2026-02-19T20:33:55Z")
![aerial-view-gowanus-canal-developments-100999477](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/d/7ddc7af74f96c1835cb46a51502c4242eddc8590.jpeg) Paul Martinka > Recently [rezoned Gowanus](https://nypost.com/2021/04/19/judge-allows-city-hall-to-move-ahead-with-gowanus-rezoning-plan/) is in the midst of a major rebrand, from polluted industrial site to developer-friendly hotspot. A brand-new rental tower there even [secured a $25,000-a-month tenant](https://nypost.com/2026/02/05/real-estate/a-brooklyn-rental-just-leased-for-a-record-25k-month/) this month. > **[Brooklyn developers flooding 7 neighborhoods with new rentals — as many...](https://nypost.com/2026/02/17/real-estate/brooklyn-developers-flooding-7-neighborhoods-with-new-rentals/)** > > StreetEasy shows Kings County is a flurry of rental apartment construction — as homeownership remains out of reach for many. ---
### Author: ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms) #### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/577 "2026-02-22T20:47:23Z")
![BCS_2026-02-22_GFX-038](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/4/94fc3a7988b4cee069f1cb189ab04a49a6a9fcf3.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel) #### Post date: [February 27, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/578 "2026-02-27T05:23:20Z")
![544+Carroll+Street-20260213-DSC02772.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/a/eae2ad24bd14c74f57148ba5952e1ca56d38e5f0.jpeg) [FC](http://fieldcondition.com/blog/2026/2/25/construction-update-544-carroll-street-averyhall) ---
### Author: ![Dior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/dior/32/164097_2.png) [@Dior](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dior) #### Post date: [February 27, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/579 "2026-02-27T18:57:52Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/d/4d3a5f4392210efe04e747d4fd4db95094326ea1.jpeg "Walking NYC's Most Polluted Waterway w/ Joseph Alexiou") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CujkMTQQFQQ) active construction mixed with fun facts of the neighborhood ---
### Author: ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms) #### Post date: [February 28, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/580 "2026-02-28T01:23:59Z")
For people that like to read..you can check out this out at the Brooklyn Public Library (including ebooks) > **[Gowanus : Brooklyn's curious canal - Brooklyn Public Library](https://discover.bklynlibrary.org/item?b=11884729)** > > Book - 2015. For everyone else, there is YouTube ---
### Author: ![Max](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/max/32/145611_2.png) [@Max](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Max) #### Post date: [February 28, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/581 "2026-02-28T21:43:17Z")
415 Smith Street ![415 Smith St](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/4/a4e7f577d766b52eb009bb9e3ae06925de39ce2b.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel) #### Post date: [February 28, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/582 "2026-02-28T23:33:51Z")
![IMG_8481](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/9/091db7e3fd22c2f3c6a1ea384c62496df2de3c0e.jpeg) ![IMG_8482](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/d/cdf06c6a72c11a118d8df450a184aa8e103edbdb.jpeg) ![IMG_8485](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/e/4ecd1f5f8523965f63c5055ab72f167960bf8459.jpeg) Wyckoff between Nevins and 3rd Ave ![IMG_8492](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/0/107f1ddca96ef17433ff54321f78a6c816b3a3ed.jpeg) ![IMG_8491](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/c/fc881db87c68352089d3ce4e61b85df4e9e27a58.jpeg) Baltic and Nevins ![IMG_8490](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/5/f574b46f25faf0517055e39e67d76c53593ea16d.jpeg) ![IMG_8488](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/2/222d976a7e0929c627bee13cd10f9e41bd2f95f7.jpeg) Bonus, Gowanus beach ![IMG_8483](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/6/469e8912109b5419d63be8f2d8e5d185d8550369.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Renato\_Iodice](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/renato_iodice/32/30105_2.png) [@Renato\_Iodice](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Renato_Iodice) #### Post date: [March 3, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/583 "2026-03-03T13:17:39Z")
the third pic is fantastic ---
### Author: ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo) #### Post date: [March 8, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/584 "2026-03-08T00:23:05Z")
![IMG_7393](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/d/ddd94de38a6513a42f9f5608fa8778b958b966d4.jpeg)[192 Douglass Street](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/spsahm_rcstructures-collectivenergy-activity-7435719561884307456-nlof?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAADnmZswBafLDqOOQnkwrcivYx59lZBNmROQ) ---
### Author: ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel) #### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/585 "2026-03-10T00:51:44Z")
Carroll Street Bridge UC ![IMG_8634](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/2/1265039e20e5b15891737504a943f55ff5d3dc8c.jpeg) ![IMG_8636](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/1/81027c45db8dcbf1805e38e5671a0f66e32d2080.jpeg) ![IMG_8635](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/b/bbafa1fd38ce782969371cbece011ac6b04128f8.jpeg) 440 Carroll The render looks like is depicting the side of the building: ![IMG_8638](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/9/095b2caa41c60ab27ad96949b3f333a72e0713f8.jpeg) ![IMG_8637](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/9/99032f4f45f5970d1ec664f1b47ee268791ac8b9.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2026-03-09 at 8.50.00 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/3/73f8a263c256662f575debd944471abf440137dd.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Max](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/max/32/145611_2.png) [@Max](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Max) #### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/586 "2026-03-10T01:00:52Z")
It’s the south elevation facing the canal > [@NEW YORK | Gowanus Canal Rezoning](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/565): > > 444 Carroll Street ---
### Author: ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel) #### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167/587 "2026-03-10T01:05:45Z")
that makes sense (red outline) ![Screenshot 2026-03-09 at 9.05.07 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/b/9b08e4a4e5693e3b7c90140b199be11c3524f1c7.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167.md?page=28) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-gowanus-canal-rezoning/1167.md?page=30)