New renderings show a 20-story residential tower planned for 450 Union Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn, according to images first reported by the New York Post and republished by YIMBY.
The project, known as Anagram Gowanus, sits along the Gowanus Canal in a neighborhood rezoned for residential density in 2021. The renderings show a tower with setbacks stepping down toward the waterway, consistent with the design guidelines the city attached to the Gowanus rezoning for canal-adjacent parcels.
Neither outlet's report nor the developer's released materials include a general contractor, a construction timeline, or a Department of Buildings permit number tied to the filing. The Department of Buildings' public portal, DOB NOW, is the record to watch for the actual building permit application, which typically follows renderings by weeks to months on a project this size.
The Gowanus rezoning area has produced a wave of permit filings over the past two years as sites that sat undeveloped for decades clear environmental review tied to the canal's Superfund cleanup. A tower at this scale means a multi-year job: excavation and foundation work tied to the canal's soil conditions, then vertical construction, then interior fit-out — each phase its own round of subcontractor bidding.
First reported by the New York Post, with renderings via New York YIMBY.