Construction is nearing completion at 544 Carroll Street, a 17-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed and developed by Avery Hall, the 175,000-square-foot structure will yield 133 rental units and 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Thirty-five of the units are available for affordable housing via a lottery. L+Z Architecture is the architect of record for the property, which is located at the corner of Carroll Street and 4th Avenue.
A substantial amount of exterior progress has occurred since our last update a year ago, when the reinforced concrete superstructure had recently topped out and the windows were just beginning installation on the lower levels. The grid of floor-to-ceiling windows is now fully in place, as is the majority of the surrounding façade paneling. The northern elevation facing Carroll Street is largely complete, while crews are still finishing the façade grid on the wider eastern profile along 4th Avenue. Much of the exterior on this side is covered in protective film, which should be peeled off in the coming weeks once work wraps up on the remaining paneling.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
Work is also complete on the mostly blank southern elevation.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The ground floor remains incomplete behind the sidewalk shed, and will likely be the final part of the exterior to finish work.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
544 Carroll Street. Photo by Michael Young.
Residential amenities include a dog washing station, bike storage lockers, a fitness center, yoga and dance studio, recreation room, children’s playroom, coworking space, common area Wi-Fi, and outdoor spaces including a rooftop terrace with a sundeck, barbecue grills, and prep kitchen.
The main entrance to 544 Carroll Street.
The lobby and courtyard at 544 Carroll Street.
The rooftop terrace space at 544 Carroll Street.
The rooftop terrace at 544 Carroll Street.
The Great Room at 544 Carroll Street.
The fitness center at 544 Carroll Street.
A study room at 544 Carroll Street.
The private dining room at 544 Carroll Street.
The yoga studio at 544 Carroll Street.
The children’s playroom at 544 Carroll Street.
Units are equipped with washers and dryers, energy-efficient appliances, air conditioning, smart controls for heating and cooling, and name-brand kitchen countertops and finishes.
A living room and kitchen.
A bathroom.
Available on NYC Housing Connect are 35 affordable housing units for residents at 40 to 110 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging from $37,440 to $160,380.
At 40 percent of the AMI, there are five one-bedrooms with a monthly rent of $946 for incomes ranging from $37,440 to $58,320, and nine two-bedrooms with a monthly rent of $1,123 for incomes ranging from $45,155 to $70,000.
At 60 percent of the AMI, there is one one-bedroom with a monthly rent of $1,476 for incomes ranging from $55,612 to $87,480, and 13 two-bedrooms with a monthly rent of $1,758 for incomes ranging from $66,926 to $105,000.
At 110 percent of the AMI, there is one studio with a monthly rent of $2,621.00 for incomes ranging from $94,218 to $142,560, and six one-bedrooms with a monthly rent of $2,800 for incomes ranging from $101,006 to $160,380.
Prospective renters must meet income and household size requirements to apply for these apartments. Applications must be postmarked or submitted online no later than September 1, 2025.
The property is located two blocks south of the Union Street station, servicing the local R train.
YIMBY expects construction on 544 Carroll Street to fully wrap up by the end of the year.
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This is looking great.
I’m wondering how long it will be before the TA substation sprouts a new building? Obviously it will be a complicated arrangment, both financially and logistically, but clearly it’s likely that it will eventually happen because the MTA can benefit from the sale. I’m assuming from an electrical engineering standpoint it can be relocated into the basement of a new building. The biggest question would be could this substation be turned off and have another fill the void long enough for construction.
should be able to incorporate into the base of a new buulding.
that is what was done at 55 hudson yards
Great photos of the building and this should look even better once they peel off that white sticker on the facade panels soon
the panels are made of composite, real thin layer of aluminum with 95% Plastic Polyethylene Core. Might look good now, won’t in a few years.
It’s a nice looking building. Hopefully it will be well maintained. That great room reminds me of my first rental- a small efficiency but the building had a great room with fireplace and a library. A whole group of us spent our time in those rooms as well as the laundry and exercise areas because they were so much larger than our apartments.
Would love to see an aerial overview of Gowanus, for those of us that live far away. Seems like it has gone crazy over the last few years.
I’ve always wanted a giant rock in my building.
All that beige. It’s the late 70s/early 80s again.
35 affordable apartments and 98 unaffordable apartments. This ratio needs to be flipped if we are going to make a dent in the housing crisis.
That would be nice, but it’s not practical You would not have any commercial developers using those ratios
Oh no! Developers would not make enough money! Why is this the only criteria whilst we are in the middle of a crisis?
When troops are attacked, do we withhold artillery or refuse to send backups because it was designated an “affirdable” war. How was NYC able to go so many years while building normal buildings for normal people? We didn’t used to build apartments for”investors”
False. If we wanted to really make a dent then they should be 100% market rate.
Why do developers continue to put gas ranges in new construction? Gas cooking is terrible for indoor air quality. Induction cooktops are easier to clean, more efficient, safer for children and older adults, and better for so many reasons.