26 Street, Brooklyn
Utility · Block 653, Lot 3.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Feb 20, 2026, estimated cost $1.0M, described as “Deluge water spray system piping construction / removal /installation associated with con edison gowanus s/s new transformer T10 & par R10 deluge system project. New deluge piping & supports, 194 (T10- 83 & par R10- 111 nozzles)…”
- Alteration, filed Jul 23, 2025, estimated cost $1.3M, described as “The installation of new electrical equipment supports (i.e.: relay house enclosure, feeder termination, disconnect switch and ccvt/surge arrester support structures) at con edisons gowanus substation.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 2, 2025, estimated cost $3.1M, described as “Installation of concrete foundations on piles for placement of electrical equipment; at con edison's gowanus substation.”
- Alteration, filed May 30, 2025, estimated cost $527K, described as “Perform required deluge water spray system piping construction / removal / installation associated with con edison gowanus s/s new transformer T10 & gowanus s/s new transformer T10 & PAR10 project.”
- Alteration, filed May 30, 2025, estimated cost $425K, described as “Installation of replacement deluge system for transformer #14 at Con Edison's Gowanus Substation. There are 92 sprinkler heads being installed uder this permit application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 16, 2025, estimated cost $8.3M, described as “Concrete foundations for electrical equipment (i.e. Feeder termination structure, disconnect switch structures, bus supports, ccvt supports, transformer, par & lightning mast); security fencing and deluge enclosure at con edisons gowanus…”
- Alteration, filed Jun 14, 2024, estimated cost $850K, described as “Perform required deluge water spray system construction/installation associated with con edison's gowanus substation transformer T20 & par 20 installation. There will be 186 nozzleheads installed in connection with this permit application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 19, 2023, estimated cost $6.8M, described as “Installation of foundations for electrical equipment; feeder terminations, discon switch, bus supports, ccvt supports, surge arrestor supports, transformer and par, and lightning mast, deluge enclosure and flood wall at con edisons gowanus…”
- Alteration, filed Jan 21, 2022, estimated cost $300K, described as “Perform deluge system installation associated with Con Edison's Gowanus substation transformer #14 replacement. There will be 88 sprinnkler heads installed in connection with this permit application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 16, 2020, estimated cost $250K, described as “Rebuild concrete transformer pads, grading as shown. Installation of grounding elements for reactor.”
Zoning
M3-1: 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). FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 12 ft (NAVD88).