# 226 Nevins Street, Brooklyn

Vacant land · Block 411, Lot 24.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3004110024/214-butler-street

More construction in Gowanus: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/gowanus.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Non-residential, filed Dec 17, 2025, 2 stories, described as “NYC dep cso facilities for gowanus canal contract CS0-gc-sfs-RH3 CP3. This application includes earthwork, foundation, structural, and mechanical systems (HVAC) work types.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 17, 2025, estimated cost $1.5M, described as “Plumbing system at NYC dep cso facilities for gowanus canal contract CS0-gc-sfs-RH3 CP3.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 17, 2025, estimated cost $11.4M, described as “Soe work related to NYC dep cso facilities for gowanus canal, contract CS0-gc-sfs-RH3 CP3.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 17, 2025, estimated cost $1.4M, described as “Sprinkler/standpipe system at NYC dep cso facilities for gowanus canal contract CS0-gc-sfs-RH3 CP3.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 9, 2023, estimated cost $35.2M, described as “Support of Excavation work related to NYC DEP Gowanus Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Facilities Project,Construction Package 2 (CP-2).”
- Alteration, filed Apr 15, 2022, estimated cost $16K, described as “Installation of temporary scaffold as per drawings. Scaffold shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2022, estimated cost $100K, described as “Filed Herewith; 8 Foot High Plywood Construction Fence Application in conjunction with Demolition Applications # 322099885 and 322099894”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,167,300
- Market value (city estimate): $2,594,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $1,167,300

## Zoning

M2-1: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 10 ft (NGVD29).

## Board and land use applications

- Gowanus Canal CSO Facility (MM) (City Planning P2018K0011): City map change, Completed, filed Aug 1, 2017, decided Nov 23, 2021. An application by DEP involving the elimination of the mapped but unbuilt portion of Douglass Street between Nevins Street and Gowanus Canal in Community District 6, Borough of Brooklyn in order to facilitate the construction of the…
- Gowanus Neighborhood Plan (City Planning 2018K0382): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, City map change, Urban development action area, Completed, decided Dec 6, 2021. The Gowanus Neighborhood Plan is a shared, long-term vision for a thriving neighborhood. It looks to identify strategies for an equitable, resilient and sustainable Gowanus, with more local jobs and housing. The Plan supports community…
- Gowanus Canal CSO Facility (PC) (City Planning P2017K0124): Completed, decided Apr 16, 2018. This is an application by NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) requesting Site Selection and Acquisition of property by the City to facilitate construction of a new…

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 214 Butler Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/12/permits-filed-for-214-butler-street-in-gowanus-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Dec 21, 2025.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology