# 251 Douglas Street, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 261 units · built 2024 · Block 412, Lot 50.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3004120050/251-douglass-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Nov 16, 2021, 260 units, 15 stories, described as “Application to be assigned to HUB per Consultation meeting with SPV on 9/29/2021, 25% inclusionary housing. Application filed in order to erect 15 story mixed use new building.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 26, 2026, estimated cost $457K, described as “Alteration for physical work in conjunction with NB application #B00621061 including installation of non-bearing partitions, fixtures, finishes & casework for proposed daycare center & day nursery center. Change of occupancy is filed under…”
- Alteration, filed Jun 24, 2025, described as “Suspended Scaffold Installation for Facade Restoration and Inspection”
- Alteration, filed Oct 1, 2024, estimated cost $80K, described as “Installation of a temporarily system scaffold and supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 30, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporary needle beam per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 31, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporary roof protection and overhead protection per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application”
- Alteration, filed Jul 31, 2024, estimated cost $17K, described as “Installation of a temporarily heavy-duty sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 19, 2024, estimated cost $20K, described as “Cars 1A & 2B: Installation of temporary dual Personnel/Material hoists per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 18, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporary construction fence per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 29, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 29, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 21, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of construction fence to protect entire site during full demolition .”
- Alteration, filed Jan 20, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of construction fence along three lots to protect site, during full demolition of 241 & 251 Douglass St”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $16,068,150
- 2026–27 tax: $1,974,916
- Market value (city estimate): $35,707,000
- Taxable value: $15,876,810
- Assessed land: $987,750
- Assessed improvements: $15,080,400

## Zoning

M1-4/R7X (part of the lot is M1-4/R6A): floor area ratio 8.79 built, above the 5.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Apr 14, 2020: $22,500,000, 2,500 sq ft, sold with other lots

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year.

## Board and land use applications

- 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…

## In the news

[Housing Lottery Launches for Douglass Port at 251 Douglass Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/01/housing-lottery-launches-for-douglass-port-at-251-douglass-street-in-gowanus-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Jan 23, 2026.

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