Demolition is complete at 601 Union Street, the site of an eight-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Avdoo, the structure will contain an undisclosed number of rental units along with ground-floor retail space. The nearly 40,000-square-foot property is bounded by Union Street, Sackett Street, and 3rd Avenue.
The site has been cleared of the former low-rise industrial building that once occupied it. Construction boards surround the property, though it is unclear when excavation will commence.
601 Union Street. Photo by Michael Young.
601 Union Street. Photo by Michael Young.
The rendering in the main photo looks east along 3rd Avenue at the southwest corner of the building, showing a straightforward rectangular volume for the first six stories. Following a setback topped with landscaped terraces, the final two stories rise with a multifaceted massing to a flat roof. The bulk of the building will feature red brick surrounding a grid of recessed, mullion-free windows. Above the cornice line at the seventh floor, the upper levels will be enclosed in dark gray paneling. The ground floor will utilize expansive floor-to-ceiling windows for the retail frontage, and the main entrance appears to be located within a three-story cubic volume at the center of the 3rd Avenue elevation.The below Google Street View image shows the former occupant of the site before its demolition. Avdoo purchased the property from S.J. Fuel Co. for $29.4 million in late 2024.
601 Union Street. Image via Google Maps.
The nearest subway from 601 Union Street is the R train at the Union Street station along 4th Avenue.
A construction timeline and further details about 601 Union Street’s units and amenities have yet to be announced.
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adjimi is my fav local architect. one thing he can do so well is fit the building and the look of it in the neighborhood appropriately.
Except for his project in Hamilton Heights which is looking pretty bad and is doing the opposite of fitting into the neighborhood.
Really surprising since I too think Adjmi is one of NY’s best.
With a wink of reference to the previous occupant
This is a very solid design that will age well. It’s especially nice to see more wall than glass. But this newer fad to make the most expensive top set back floors look like a later afterthought addition is really strange. This particle top floor design is at least a bit better than most. Overall it’s a good design.
How long before that wretched old Holiday Inn Express is extracted from the landscape?
What seems to be glass bricks above the retail windows recall the prismatic glass panels used to direct daylight into the interiors of early 20th century stores.