NEW YORK | Gowanus Canal Redevelopment

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Excavation Underway at 200 Douglass Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn

Earthwork is underway at 200 Douglass Street, the site of a 22-story residential tower in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Midwood Investment & Development, the 225-foot-tall structure will span 300,000 square feet and yield 270 rental units with an average scope of 750 square feet. The development will also include 19,000 square feet of retail space and 42 enclosed parking spaces. The property is bounded by Douglass Street to the north, DeGraw Street to the south, and Bond Street to the west.

The new rendering shows the eastern side of the building facing the Gowanus Canal, along with the project’s public waterfront esplanade. The building will begin with a three-story podium clad in dark gray paneling and topped with a terrace featuring light landscaping. Following a setback, the main tower will rise with a grid of floor-to-ceiling windows surrounded by light gray paneling, with a two-story grid of red paneling framing the tallest portion of the building. Shorter wings on the southern and western ends of this volume will make for an L-shaped footprint.

Excavation has begun on portions of the site since our last update in late-March, when the plot sat cleared and dormant. Multiple excavators and a piling machine are active, preparing the property for the start of foundations.

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