Charney Companies

251 Douglass Street Readies for Earthwork in Gowanus, Brooklyn

Earthwork is getting underway at 251 Douglass Street, the site of a 15-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architects and developed by Charney Companies and Tavros Capital, the structure will span 250,000 square feet and yield 260 rental apartments with 25 percent reserved for affordable housing, as well as ground-floor retail space and on-site parking facilities. The project is alternately addressed as 239 Nevins Street and located at the corner of Nevins and Douglass Streets on a plot formerly occupied by a one-story garage.

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Foundations Underway At 320 and 340 Nevins Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn 

Excavation and foundations are progressing at 300 Nevins Street, the site of a two-tower residential project in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Charney Companies and Tavros Capital, the 600,000-square-foot complex will yield 654 rental units with 25 percent designated as affordable housing, as well as ground-floor retail space and a public waterfront esplanade designed by James Corner Field Operations. Broadway Construction Group is the general contractor for the 2.3-acre full-block property, which is alternately addressed as 417 Carroll Street and bound by Union Street to the north, Carroll Street to the south, Nevins Street to the east, the Gowanus Canal to the west.

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Groundbreaking ceremony for 251 Douglass Street, by John Bottomley

251 Douglass Street Breaks Ground in Gowanus, Brooklyn

Construction has broken ground at 251 Douglass Street, the site of a 15-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architects and developed by Charney Companies and Tavros Capital, the 15-story building will span 250,000 square feet and yield 260 residential rental apartments. Notably, 25 percent of the inventory will be designated as affordable housing, aligning with city efforts to increase inclusive living options. The development will also include ground-floor retail spaces and parking facilities, enhancing the area’s commercial and residential appeal.

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Permits Filed for 38-Story Tower at 95 Rockwell Place in Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for a 38-story mixed-use tower at 95 Rockwell Place in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Located between Lafayette Avenue and Fulton Street, the interior lot is in walking distance of the Atlantic Avenue -Barclays Center subway station, serviced by the 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R, and LIRR trains at Atlantic Terminal. Charney Companies is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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