# 224 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 60 units · built 2025 · Block 426, Lot 36.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3004260036/224-3-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed May 4, 2022, 82 units, 11 stories, described as “Proposing new 11 story mixed-use building.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2025, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary personnel hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 30, 2025, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary personnel hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 20, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 20, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 20, 2025, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 18, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 7, 2023, estimated cost $12K, described as “Install plywood construction fence to protect site during full demolition operations as per application #B00846863”
- Demolition, filed Apr 20, 2023, estimated cost $300K, described as “Full demolition of one story structure, using hand held and mechanical means to assist.”
- Alteration, filed May 24, 2022, described as “Application filled for the installation of a single footing element as per drawings. All work in conjunction with the new building under job number B00727869-I1”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $76,050
- 2026–27 tax: $9,460
- Market value (city estimate): $169,000
- Taxable value: $76,050
- Assessed land: $76,050

## Zoning

M1-4/R7X: floor area ratio 7.00 built, above the 5.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jan 29, 2025: $16,500,000
- Nov 8, 2022: $12,000,000

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

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## 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

[Permits Filed for Housing Lottery Launches for The Cornice at 224 3rd Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/10/permits-filed-for-housing-lottery-launches-for-the-cornice-at-224-3rd-avenue-in-gowanus-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Oct 4, 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