Gowanus

Brooklyn · 3,023 buildings tracked

3,023

Buildings

$4,268

Median 1BR Rent

Brooklyn median: $4,000

9,724

Open Violations

26% of buildings affected

12.1 per building (borough median 13.8)

1880

Avg Year Built

Brooklyn median: 1905

Building Map

Every pin is a building we track — color shows open HPD violations

Map of Gowanus with tracked buildings
No open violations1–5 open6+ open150 largest tracked buildings · pin size = building size · tap a pin for the report card

Cost of Living

Based on active rental listings

TypeDealMedianLuxuryBrooklyn median
Studio$3,538/mo$3,550
1 Bedroom$3,996$4,268/mo$4,911$4,000(+7%)
2 Bedrooms$4,500$6,490/mo$7,000$5,075(+28%)
3 Bedrooms$10,000/mo$4,350(+130%)

Deal = 25th percentile, Luxury = 75th percentile of active listings · (%) = this neighborhood vs the borough median

Building Quality

Violation distribution across 3,023 buildings

Clean (0 violations)52%
Minor (1–5)7%
Moderate (6–10)3%
Severe (10+)4%
648 Class C (immediately hazardous) violations
968 pest-related violations
193 lead paint violations
70 mold violations

Typical neighborhood in the borough averages 13.8 open violations per building.

Property Managers

Largest management companies in this neighborhood

1

NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY

18 buildings0.7 avg violations
2

GOWANUS 9TH STREET OWNER LLC

12 buildings0 avg violations
3

GOLDEN HILLS HOLDCO LLC

10 buildings0 avg violations
4

NYC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

9 buildings0 avg violations
5

92 THIRD ST GOWANUS LLC

7 buildings0 avg violations

Buildings in Gowanus

3,023 tracked — every card links to a full report card

Showing 12 of 3,023

Transit

1 subway station nearby

6thAvCulver
Smith-9 Sts
6thAvCulver

Parks & Green Space

1.1 total acres

1 playground Waterfront access
Ennis Playground
0.55 acres
Triangle Three Sixteen
0.28 acres
Park
0.17 acres
President Street Garden
0.05 acres

311 Complaints

Past 12 months across all buildings here

1,251

Heat / Hot Water360
Elevator1
Noise537

Among buildings with any noise complaints, the median logged 1 in the past year — a useful baseline when you compare individual buildings.

Resident Reviews

4.5
avg across 10 buildings

313 total Google reviews

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