Industrial sites · New York

Gowanus Canal

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRegreenedUnder constructionBrooklyn, NY

Industrial site under construction (rezoned 2021, public subsidy) with housing, park, and retail planned; confirmed as active project (not speculative). · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 19 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 9,789 units, Kings County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,858/mo zillow · all sites with this

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Rezoning

This site: …yes (rezoning) newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

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Regreened

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New use

Civic and government

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Housing

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Park and open space

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Retail (continued)

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Now

Status	Under constructionnewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Redevelopment · Regreening, under constructionWikipedia no source
New uses	civic, housing, park, retailWikipedia no source

Planning

Zoning change	yes (rezoning)newtypes-extraction reported
Public purchase or subsidy	yesnewtypes-extraction reported
Entitlement year	2021Wikipedia no source
Planning notes	Approved by New York City Council.Wikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Kings County (NY), 2024	9,789 units in 5+ unit buildings, 249 in 2–4, 25 single-family; 2023: 14,851 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	19 within 10 km, 34 within 25 km: Industry City (0.0 km); 441–467 Prospect Avenue (2.9 km); Atlantic Plaza (3.1 km); Albee Square Mall (5.1 km); Red Hook Grain Terminal (5.1 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	72,203 jobs in 9,032 establishments; average annual pay $48,397; employment location quotient 0.79; employment +0.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	253 jobs; 64 in retail trade, 44 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36047081800)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 37th income percentile as adults; 1.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,088 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 10.6%; median family income $78,673; 334 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	New York City Department Of Education (PK-12); 35 public schools within 1 mile: NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY; MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL; PARKSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY; MS 61 DR GLADSTONE H ATWELLNCES EDGE
Elevation	53 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	74 county-logged events: 35 thunderstorm wind, 31 flash flood, 5 lightning, 2 hail; $60,267,000 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 11226, 2026-09	median list price $589,750 (-3.7% on the year); 78 active listings; median 75 days on market; 3% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	10,114 establishments (+2%); 76,133 jobs (+15%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $962,988 (+5% 1 yr, +15% 5 yr); typical rent $3,858/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	13,325 vehicles a day on SLIP RAMP FROM NY 27 TO LINDEN BLVD; 895 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Gowanus Canal (Brooklyn, NY) is under construction as an industrial site redeveloped per approved 2021 rezoning with public subsidies. New uses include housing, civic space, park, and retail. Housing is confirmed in the record. Median rent $1,784 cited in opportunity assessment. Public subsidy and zoning change verified. Status: approved, under construction, or sold (per record's 'opp_reasons').

Why. Rezoning passed 2021 (approved by NYC Council). Housing component included in new use. Public subsidy confirmed. Nearby peer: Albee Square Mall (5km, built, similar strategy).

Where it stands. Not speculative: record states 'already in play' (under construction, approved, or sold).

For a planner

Rezoning approved 2021
Public subsidy secured
Housing component confirmed

For a developer

Under construction
Zoning change secured
Median rent $1,784 (market context)

What we do not know yet

No specific construction timeline provided
No details on subsidy terms
No parcel size or deal value in record

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
median rent $1,784
housing in the record

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History and original facts

County	Kings County
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
Notes	Draft from curbed.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Gowanus Canal area, once an industrial zone with warehouses and factories, is being redeveloped with new housing, retail, and a cleaned canal following a 2021 rezoning.

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Timeline

2009 Jamie Courville and her husband moved to Gowanus
2016 Brad Lander kick-started a five-year process to rezone the industrial neighborhood
2021 Rezoning passed

Sources

Nothing Can Stop Gowanus' Development Boom
4 quoted sentences
Gowanus Canal
Jamie Courville and her husband, Chris Reynolds, moved to Gowanus in 2009, a year before the canal was designated a Superfund site and the federal clean-up process kicked off.
In 2016, he kick-started a five-year process to rezone the industrial neighborhood to allow for a massive amount of new housing.
Almost as soon as it passed in late 2021, developers started breaking ground.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY." Record n-b4f2064f86, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/ny/brooklyn-gowanus-canal/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_brooklyngowanuscanal,
  title = {Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/ny/brooklyn-gowanus-canal/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-b4f2064f86, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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