# New construction in Brownsville, Brooklyn Since March 2021, builders in Brownsville have filed applications for 43 apartment buildings, 4 houses, 3 other new buildings and 12 major renovations, adding 2,875 units. 36 of the 50 new buildings have been approved so far. The latest was filed on Sep 4, 2026. Ranks 27th of 210 New York City neighborhoods for units: https://umarelli.org/nyc.md On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/brownsville ## Filings, newest first - Sep 4, 2026: 2 Chester Street — New building, 1 story — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3034980008/2-chester-street.md - Aug 21, 2026: 69 Chester Street — Apartment building, 99 units, 9 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3034990006/69-chester-street.md - Jul 1, 2026: 491 Thatford Avenue — Apartment building, 8 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3036270014/491-thatford-avenue.md - May 20, 2026: 33 Lott Avenue — Conversion, 6 units added, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3036090003/33-lott-avenue.md - May 20, 2026: 129 Osborn Street — Apartment building, 165 units, 11 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035240004/129-osborn-street.md - May 8, 2026: 478 Thomas S Boyland Street — Apartment building, 21 units, 5 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035180040/478-thomas-s-boyland-street.md - Mar 28, 2026: 425 Mother Gaston Boulevard — Apartment building, 11 units, 7 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3037430012/425-mother-gaston-boulevard.md - Mar 27, 2026: 548 Thomas S Boyland Street — Apartment building, 25 units, 8 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035180063/548-thomas-s-boyland-street.md - Mar 18, 2026: 100 Thatford Avenue — Conversion, 37 units added, 5 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035220024/100-thatford-avenue.md - Feb 17, 2026: 553 Amboy Street — Apartment building, 6 units, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3036220019/553-amboy-street.md - Feb 2, 2026: 2038 Union Street — Apartment building, 40 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035090052/2038-union-street.md - Jan 23, 2026: 159 Newport Street — Apartment building, 55 units, 8 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3036010003/159-newport-street.md - Dec 4, 2025: 670 Thomas S Boyland Street — Apartment building, 29 units, 6 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035570045/670-thomas-s-boyland-street.md - Dec 4, 2025: 688 Thomas S Boyland Street — Apartment building, 86 units, 6 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035570145/688-thomas-s-boyland-street.md - Nov 17, 2025: 170 Grafton Street — Enlargement, 8 units added, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035510131/170-grafton-street.md - Oct 20, 2025: 249 Herzl Street — Conversion, 5 units added, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035560007/249-herzl-street.md - Oct 10, 2025: 255 Bristol Street — Apartment building, 12 units, 5 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035590020/255-bristol-street.md - Sep 22, 2025: 179 Amboy Street — Apartment building, 11 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035400016/179-amboy-street.md - Aug 11, 2025: 2102 Union Street — Enlargement, 96 units added, 11 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035310032/2102-union-street.md - Jun 26, 2025: 373 Herzl Street — Enlargement, 34 units added, 6 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035850011/373-herzl-street.md - Apr 17, 2025: 450 Powell Street — Apartment building, 283 units, 14 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3038130115/450-powell-street.md - Apr 10, 2025: 138 Osborn Street — Apartment building, 99 units, 9 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035230028/138-osborn-street.md - Apr 4, 2025: 105 Blake Avenue — Apartment building, 21 units, 6 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035370001/105-blake-avenue.md - Mar 12, 2025: 1546 East New York Avenue — New building, 12 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3034890121/1546-east-new-york-avenue.md - Mar 10, 2025: 926 Mother Gaston Boulevard — Apartment building, 24 units, 8 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3036390055/926-mother-gaston-boulevard.md - Mar 6, 2025: 239 Lott Avenue — Apartment building, 7 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3036180001/239-lott-avenue.md - Feb 28, 2025: 666 Osborn Street — House, 2 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3036370058/666-osborn-street.md - Dec 3, 2024: 588 Thomas S Boyland Street — Apartment building, 16 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035400025/588-thomas-s-boyland-street.md - Sep 25, 2024: 193 Grafton Street — Apartment building, 8 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035520012/193-grafton-street.md - Sep 25, 2024: 189 Grafton Street — Conversion, 6 units added, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035520012/193-grafton-street.md - Aug 29, 2024: 166 Junius Street — Major renovation, 55 hotel rooms in all, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3037120033/166-junius-street.md - Jul 31, 2024: 109 Legion Street — Apartment building, 14 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035140084/109-legion-street.md - May 13, 2024: 400 Thatford Avenue — Conversion, 68 units added, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3036030042/400-thatford-avenue.md - May 7, 2024: 518 Thatford Avenue — House, 3 units, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3036260148/518-thatford-avenue.md - Apr 18, 2024: 366 Rockaway Avenue — Apartment building, 283 units, 9 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3034990015/366-rockaway-avenue.md - Jan 2, 2024: 598 Saratoga Avenue — Enlargement, 9 units added, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035140069/598-saratoga-avenue.md - Oct 24, 2023: 452 Thomas S Boyland Street — New building, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3034960004/452-thomas-s-boyland-street.md - Oct 23, 2023: 2041 Strauss Street — Conversion, 2 units added, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035550014/2041-strauss-street.md - May 16, 2023: 350 Livonia Avenue — Apartment building, 142 units, 13 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3038110017/350-livonia-avenue.md - Apr 10, 2023: 372 Livonia Avenuee — Apartment building, 82 units, 11 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3038120019/372-livonia-avenuee.md - Jan 24, 2023: 689 Ralph Avenue — Conversion, 6 units added, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035090008/689-ralph-avenue.md - Jan 12, 2023: 713 Sackman Street — Apartment building, 6 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3038470116/713-sackman-street.md - Oct 25, 2022: 91 Belmont Avenue — Apartment building, 10 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035250032/91-belmont-avenue.md - Sep 8, 2022: 436 Blake Avenue — Apartment building, 17 units, 5 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3037800021/436-blake-avenue.md - Jun 21, 2022: 492 Thomas S Boyland Street — Apartment building, 87 units, 6 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035180046/492-thomas-s-boyland-street.md - May 23, 2022: 326 Rockaway Avenue — Apartment building, 216 units, 14 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3034997501/326-rockaway-avenue.md - May 3, 2022: 69 Amboy Street — Apartment building, 9 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035180133/69-amboy-street.md - Apr 7, 2022: 203 Sutter Avenue — Apartment building, 54 units, 7 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035180070/203-sutter-avenue.md - Mar 18, 2022: 762 Thomas S Boyland Street — House, 2 units, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035860044/762-thomas-s-boyland-street.md - Feb 28, 2022: 128 Livonia Avenue — Apartment building, 52 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035850029/128-livonia-avenue.md - Feb 17, 2022: 231 Chester Street — Apartment building, 7 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035430108/231-chester-street.md - Feb 17, 2022: 97 Glenmore Avenue — Apartment building, 233 units, 11 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3036920001/97-glenmore-avenue.md - Nov 9, 2021: 305 Chester Street — Apartment building, 109 units, 8 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035600001/305-chester-street.md - Oct 6, 2021: 546 Saratoga Avenue — Apartment building, 17 units, 7 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035140153/546-saratoga-avenue.md - Sep 8, 2021: 638 Howard Avenue — House, 4 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035110064/638-howard-avenue.md - Aug 12, 2021: 99 Dumont Avenue — Apartment building, 10 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035530053/99-dumont-avenue.md - Aug 5, 2021: 366 Bristol Street — Apartment building, 91 units, 8 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035877501/366-bristol-street.md - Aug 5, 2021: 380 Chester Street — Apartment building, 87 units, 8 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035880027/380-chester-street.md - Jun 18, 2021: 115 New Lots Avenue — Apartment building, 14 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3038570122/115-new-lots-avenue.md - May 27, 2021: 351 Rockaway Avenue — Apartment building, 7 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3034890108/351-rockaway-avenue.md - May 26, 2021: 353 Rockaway Avenue — Apartment building, 7 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3034890107/353-rockaway-avenue.md - May 26, 2021: 349 Rockaway Avenue — Apartment building, 7 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/nyc/3034890109/349-rockaway-avenue.md ## In the news - Oct 29, 2026: [Housing Lottery Launches for 2102 Union Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/10/housing-lottery-launches-for-2102-union-street-in-brownsville-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY - Oct 22, 2026: [Housing Lottery Launches for 926 Mother Gaston Boulevard in Brownsville, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/10/housing-lottery-launches-for-926-mother-gaston-boulevard-in-brownsville-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY - Oct 2, 2026: [Brownsville’s New Multi-Service Center Nears Opening Day](https://www.brownstoner.com/development/brownsville-multi-service-center-444-thomas-boyland-street-opens-soon/), Brownstoner ## Nearby neighborhoods - Ocean Hill, 0.8 mi north: 1,372 units in 59 projects — https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/ocean-hill.md - East New York, 2 mi east: 3,364 units in 147 projects — https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/east-new-york.md - Cypress Hills, 2 mi northeast: 2,585 units in 45 projects — https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/cypress-hills.md - Canarsie, 2 mi south: 646 units in 30 projects — https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/canarsie.md - Bushwick, 2 mi north: 1,781 units in 128 projects — https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/bushwick.md - Spring Creek, 2 mi east: 3,395 units in 21 projects — https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/spring-creek.md - Flatbush, 2 mi southwest: 6,139 units in 195 projects — https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/flatbush.md - Prospect Lefferts Gardens, 2 mi west: 500 units in 31 projects — https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/prospect-lefferts-gardens.md Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW filings since March 2021.