{"id":241673,"date":"2026-05-23T13:43:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/241673\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T13:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:43:26","slug":"brooklyn-news-a-housing-lottery-in-gowanus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/241673\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn News: A Housing Lottery in Gowanus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Popular stories include a Greenpoint apartment for rent, a housing lottery in East New York, and more news.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/bstoner-lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gowanus-325-bond-street-march222026-sdevries-2-2.png\" class=\"crop-center attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"new buildings under construction along the Gowanus canal\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><img width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gowanus-325-bond-street-march222026-sdevries-2-2.png\" class=\"crop-center attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"new buildings under construction along the Gowanus canal\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The development at 325 Bond Street in Gowanus in March of this year. Photo by Susan De Vries<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/bstoner-lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avatar_user_188997_1704383019.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-46 photo\" height=\"46\" width=\"46\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/avatar_user_188997_1704383019.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-46 photo\" height=\"46\" width=\"46\" decoding=\"async\"\/>                        by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/author\/sjdv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Susan De Vries<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/real-estate-market\/affordable-housing-rabsky-group-325-bond-street-gowanus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Affordable Housing Lottery Opens With $903 Units in Gowanus Waterfront Build<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An affordable housing lottery opened for a new nine-story development that replaced a former parking lot next to the now-demolished Green Building in Gowanus. This is the affordable component of Rabsky Group\u2019s two-tower Westmark development, made possible by the area\u2019s rezoning. It sits between Bond Street and the Gowanus Canal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prospect-lefferts-gardens-63-maple-street-compass-2026-exterior.png\" alt=\"brick standalone house\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-586343\"  \/>The house at 63 Maple Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Photo via Compass<\/p>\n<p>A Prospect Lefferts Gardens House With a Garage and More to See, Starting at $2.65 Million<\/p>\n<p>Our picks for open houses to check out last weekend were found in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Bed Stuy, Fiske Terrace, and Gowanus. They range in price from $2.65 million to $3.99 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/greenpoint-153-india-street-inhaus-2026-rental-front-room-2.png\" alt=\"room with mantel, two windows\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"size-full wp-image-586692\"  \/>Photo via Streeteasy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/real-estate-market\/greenpoint-apartment-for-rent-153-india-street-mantel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greenpoint Railroad Apartment With Mantel, Wood Floors Asks $3K a Month<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the third floor of an 1890s tenement building, this Greenpoint apartment for rent has a mantel, a built-in, and picture rails. The railroad layout, without a hallway and with each room providing access to the next, will require a creative configuration, but the unit does have a large eat-in kitchen and a bit of storage.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779543804_58_east-new-york-30-inspiration-lane-innovative-urban-village-gotham-rendering-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"rendering of a multi-story building\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-586438\"  \/>A rendering of Innovative Urban Village in East New York. Rendering via The Gotham Organization<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/real-estate-market\/innovative-urban-village-30-inspiration-lane-east-new-york\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Affordable Housing Lottery for East New York \u2018Urban Village\u2019 Has $561 Units<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An affordable housing lottery has launched for 291 truly affordable apartments in a new building that is part of Innovative Urban Village, a Brooklyn megachurch pastor\u2019s longtime vision to build an affordable housing complex in East New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brooklyn-heights-21-pierrepont-street-carberry-2026-hall-3.png\" alt=\"brooklyn heights - hall with curved stair rail and a niche framed with ornamental details\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-586393\"  \/>Photo via Kevin J. Carberry<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/real-estate-market\/brooklyn-heights-21-pierrepont-street-mantels-moldings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heights Anglo-Italianate With Plasterwork, Marble Mantels Asks $12.5 Million<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It might be on the narrow side, but this Brooklyn Heights brownstone manages to fit in an abundance of details and an expansive amount of space. The 1850s Anglo-Italianate has high ceilings, plasterwork, an impressive stair, mantels, and more spread out over six floors.<\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n<p>Email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/brooklyn-life\/brooklyn-news-gowanus-housing-lottery-052326\/mailto:tips@brownstoner.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tips@brownstoner.com<\/a> with further comments, questions or tips. 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