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A large property in Gowanus that houses an old brass foundry, now performance and events space The Green Building, is up for sale as a development site, as Pardon Me For Asking was the first to report.

Massey Knakal is marketing the property, a 28,500-square-foot lot at 450-482 Union Street between the Gowanus Canal and Bond Street. A reader sent us a photo of the flyer, which shows the property in question shaded in green, above.

The area was rezoned to allow for mixed-use residential and commercial development, according to the flyer. But PMFA says it is not zoned for residential, and that in 2002 developers were denied a rezoning to residential. The Green Building’s lease runs through 2027 but terminates for residential development, according to the listing.

Site of Green Building in Gowanus for Sale for Development [PMFA]


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  1. Gowanus is industry, artists and the green building is an unparalleled resource. Don’t let them turn Bond street into Fourth Avenue. Worse actually with shoddy sewage systems dumping more bacterial pathogens in the canal when it rains plus Zone A flooding that will cause increased evacuations for more people as global warming wreaks havoc.

    Just say no to luxury condos. Enough.