After a few months of demolition, the Lightstone Group has filed the first new building application for its controversial 700-unit rental development at 363 Bond Street, on the shores of the Gowanus Canal. The application outlines a plan for a 12-story development with 268 units.

The 249,571 square-foot building will include 3,625 square feet of commercial space, 1,018 square feet of community space and 244,928 square feet of residential space. The building will also have 111 underground parking spaces, a basketball court, gym, locker rooms, a lounge, children’s play area, bike storage and a pool, according to the Schedule A filing.

Meanwhile, next door at 388 Carroll Street, Lightstone has just filed a new round of demolition applications to knock down a storage shed and two silos.

Lightstone Gowanus Coverage [Brownstoner]
Photo by Gowanus Your Face Off


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  1. There is no real “cleaning” of this land. At best they try to lock the pollution in the land so that it doesn’t make its way into the buildings. And it won’t for a few decades; but after 20-30 years no one knows how well the structures can prevent toxins from moving through the buildings. Combine that with the rising water table and there are real concerns about how healthy these sorts of places will be for living on top of.

    Might be better to invest all that money and effort into a building set further up hill where toxic materials were never dumped—might also be more fair to those needing affordable housing.

  2. this is the beginning of the end of this little hidden treasure neighborhood. So it isn’t built up or glamorous, it is funky and kinda cool, I like it…….but this will all be a memory…..***sigh****

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