# 544 Carroll Street, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 128 units · built 2024 · Block 456, Lot 13.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3004560013/544-carroll-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Dec 14, 2021, 133 units, 17 stories, described as “Accepted to hub as per consultation on 9/16. Affordable housing. Filing herewith new 17 story mixed use building as per plans.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 6, 2026, estimated cost $800, described as “Non-illuminated non-advertising accessory wall sign - in property lines - purple crayon. No change of use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 19, 2026, estimated cost $532K, described as “Interior alteration for first floor daycare tenant. Construct interior partitions, cabinetry, ceilings, and finishes. No change to use, egress or occupancy. Related new building filed under B00645685-I1. Use and occupancy established under…”
- Alteration, filed Oct 2, 2024, described as “Temporary counterweighted suspended scaffold system 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 Sep 16, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary scaffold as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Scaffold shall comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2022.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 4, 2024, described as “Installation of suspended scaffold for facade inspection/repair.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 29, 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 Apr 25, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Use of concrete placing boom at 544 carroll street during new building construction, filed separately under B00645685”
- Alteration, filed Apr 1, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary plywood fence as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 1, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary barricade as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 28, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 28, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 28, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 28, 2024, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary personnel material hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 30, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Use of material platform at 544 carroll street during new building construction, filed separately under B00645685”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2023, estimated cost $40K, 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 May 3, 2023, estimated cost $10K, 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 inoccupancy, use or egress.”
- Alteration, filed May 9, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing herewith installationof sp/sd system in conjunction with new building as per plans.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 2, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing temporary standpipe pressurization alarm in conjunction with NB. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 2, 2022, estimated cost $2K, described as “Install additional plywood construction fence on 4th Avenue 9' of the property line and at rear 5' of the property line to protect site during demolition operations as per application #322097636”
- Alteration, filed Feb 25, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing herewith installation of test piles as per plans in conjunction with NB application B00645685. No change in use, egrees, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 1, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Install plywood construction fence to protect site during full demolition operations as per application #322097645”
- Alteration, filed Feb 1, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Install plywood construction fence to protect site during full demolition work as per application #322097627”
- Alteration, filed Jan 31, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300psf sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with the chapter # 33 of the code 2014, no changes in use egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 31, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $10,885,050
- 2026–27 tax: $143,163
- Market value (city estimate): $24,189,000
- Taxable value: $10,866,690
- Assessed land: $712,800
- Assessed improvements: $10,172,250

## Zoning

C4-4D (part of the lot is M1-4/R6B): floor area ratio 8.50 built, above the 6.02 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jun 2, 2021: $5,365,500, 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, 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

[544 Carroll Street Nears Completion in Gowanus, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/08/544-carroll-street-nears-completion-in-gowanus-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Aug 14, 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