# 204 4th Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 193 units · built 2023 · Block 434, Lot 35.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3004340035/655-union-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Dec 8, 2021, 193 units, 13 stories, described as “Accepted to hub per consultation on 10/6. Affordable housing. Filing herewith new mixed use building as per plans.”
- Alteration, filed May 27, 2026, estimated cost $480K, described as “Renovation of the 1st floor for retail build out, minor partition work, replace wall finishes, floor and ceiling tiles. Subsequent filings for plumbing & mechanical to be filed. No change in use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed May 23, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Erect illuminated accessory business wall sign reading "bank of america with flagscape logo"”
- Alteration, filed May 23, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Erect illuminated accessory business wall sign reading "bank of america with flagscape logo"”
- Alteration, filed Mar 10, 2025, estimated cost $530K, described as “Filing herewith interior fit out work for new york kid's club as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 22, 2024, estimated cost $210K, described as “Tenant fit out for Bank of America. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 29, 2024, described as “Suspended scaffold as per dwgs. Susp sf shall comply with ch 33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occ or egress under this app. Requesting LL158/17 prof cert waiver. EXP1: where a fence was installed with a valid permit & permit has…”
- Alteration, filed Feb 16, 2024, estimated cost $300K, described as “Temporary pipe 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 Feb 16, 2024, described as “Temporary suspended scaffold during new building construction, filed separately. Suspended scaffold shall comply with ch 33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 12, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary 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 Jan 8, 2024, described as “Installation of suspended scaffold for facade inspection/repair”
- Alteration, filed Nov 11, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporary construction fence as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change i use, egress or occupancy. Fence installed in accordance with 2022 nycbc, chapter 33.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 12, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary material hoist as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Material hoist to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 13, 2023, estimated cost $15K, described as “Alteration application filed herewith for interior temporary structures in conjunction with new building job# B00637594-I1. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 5, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary material hoist as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application. Temporary construction hoist to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed May 4, 2023, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of temporary construction hoist as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Construction hoist to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 30, 2023, estimated cost $40K, described as “Support-of-excavation at sidewalk/streetfor installation of con edison vaults andthe supporting pile/concrete pile cap, no change in use occupancy or egress”
- Alteration, filed Feb 15, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of concrete placing boom as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Nov 9, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary custom material platforms as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 26, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2014.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 29, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation and use of temporary working platform as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 15, 2022, estimated cost $60K, described as “Installation and use of construction fence as per plans submitted. Construction fence shall comply with chapter #33 of NYC building code. This application involves no change in occupancy, use or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 7, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Construction fence installation , chain link, plywood and fence on barricades on all street elevations. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 9, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing herewith installation of sp/sd system in conjunction with NB as per plans.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 27, 2022, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of construction fence as per drawings during NB const (B00637594) filed sep. Construction fence shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”

4 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3004340035/655-union-street.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $22,770,900
- 2026–27 tax: $38,044
- Market value (city estimate): $50,602,000
- Taxable value: $305,848
- Assessed land: $855,000
- Assessed improvements: $21,915,900

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2060, about $2,794,428 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

C4-4D: floor area ratio 10.23 built, above the 6.02 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Nov 14, 2019: $29,750,000, 360 sq ft ($82,639 per sq ft)

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

- 204 4th Avenue Transit Easement Cert (City Planning 2022K0267): Certification, Completed, filed Apr 1, 2022, decided Apr 25, 2022. A Chair Certification (ZC) per Zoning Resolution 66-21(c) to facilitate a transit easement volume in a new mixed use building is being sought by 204 4th Avenue LLC at 204 4th Avenue in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn, Community…
- 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

[New York Kids Club Signs Lease for Flagship Location At 655 Union Street In Gowanus, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/03/new-york-kids-club-signs-lease-for-flagship-location-at-655-union-street-in-gowanus-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Mar 19, 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