Gowanus locals make rezone demands heard
By James Hagedorn Gowanus residents and activists held a press conference last week in the communityʼs latest effort to steer a planned rezoning of their...
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Gowanus locals renew call for special district status
Members of the Gowanus Neighborhood Coalition for Justice (GNCJ) have renewed their call to Mayor DeBlasio and the NYC Department of City Planning to create...
RFR selling huge Gowanus development site
RFR Realty to looking to sell a massive development site in the soon-to-be rezoned Gowanus neighborhood. JLL Capital Markets announced its capital markets team is...
City unveils massive Gowanus rezoning plan
The city has released details of a plan to rezone swathes of Gowanus to support new housing, jobs and green space. The proposal covers an...
Why Gowanus is suddenly smelling sweet to hungry New York developers
In the Gowanus neighborhood where real estate developers are anxiously plotting new development projects along a toxic canal, the community is bracing for a rezoning...
SL Green pumps $70M from Gowanus sale into stock buyback
SL Green will re-invest $70 million in proceeds from the sale of a Gowanus development site into its own stock. The company confirmed on Monday...
Investment firm buys Brooklyn hotel portfolio for $33.5 million
Investment firm Red Pine Capital Partners LLC just purchased a Brooklyn hotel portfolio for $33.5 million. The equity and real estate investment firm purchased...
Rezoning could combat urban heat island phenomenon in Gowanus, ULI report finds
The Urban Land Institute New York (ULI NY) has released a report outlining how the anticipated rezoning of Gowanus, Brooklyn can be used to mitigate...
Residential developer planning latest project in Gowanus community
The Domain Companies is planning a new development at 545 Sackett Street in Gowanus. The 42,000 s/f warehouse building is located int the area covered...
EPA cuts may stall development in Gowanus, Newtown Creek
A major cut to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) funding could put a damper on real estate development in Gowanus and Newtown Creek, two Superfund...