A sake brewery and taproom is coming to Gowanus\u2019 Society Brooklyn development.<\/p>\n
SakeBrooklyn<\/a> has leased 6,500 square feet at 500 Degraw Street along the Gowanus Canal. Its new home sits on the northern corner of Society Brooklyn, a new 605,000-square-foot multifamily development made up of two mixed-use towers.\u00a0<\/p>\n SEE ALSO: NYC Employee Retirement System Renews 35K SF at The Factory in LIC<\/a><\/p>\n Cushman & Wakefield<\/a>\u2019s Patrick O\u2019Rourke represented the towers\u2019 ownership, Kevin Maloney\u2019s Property Markets Group<\/a>. Igloo<\/a>\u2019s Adam Joly negotiated on behalf of the tenant.<\/p>\n \u201cResidential density in Gowanus is arriving at scale, and thoughtful retail activations are being planned across the neighborhood to support that growth,\u201d Joly said in a statement. \u201cConcepts like SakeBrooklyn don\u2019t just fill space \u2014 they create destinations.\u201d<\/p>\n The asking rent was not disclosed, but CoStar data recently set the area\u2019s average retail asking rents at $70 per square foot, according to a November release<\/a> from the Brodsky Organization.<\/p>\n The co-founders of SakeBrooklyn, Dutch Fox and Leslie Fox, said in a statement that Gowanus was the right home for their brand.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re creating a space where people can discover sake in a more intuitive way \u2014 whether it\u2019s their first time trying it with friends or they\u2019re deepening their appreciation for the craft,\u201d the co-founders said in a statement. \u201cGowanus felt like the right place to introduce that experience \u2014 authentic, creative and community-driven.\u201d<\/p>\n The full-scale brewing operation will include a public-facing taproom where guests can observe the sake-making process.\u00a0<\/p>\n The brewery\u2019s opening, expected in early 2027, adds to a growing roster of retail locations along the once-maligned Gowanus Canal. The rezoned area has undergone a remarkable facelift<\/a> in recent years, with the addition of large residential projects and public spaces.\u00a0<\/p>\n Society Brooklyn includes 517 apartments overlooking the canal, with 75 percent of units listed as market-rate rentals and 25 percent units designated as affordable housing. The ground floor offers retail spaces along Bond, Union and Degraw streets. A public plaza runs along the waterway.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for C&W did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n