Pilot Real Estate files demo plans ahead of 24-unit development in Gowanus

Eric Schwartz’s Pilot Real Estate Group, on February 28, filed a permit application for the demolition of a 9,880-square-foot commercial building at 450 Union Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn.

This past September, the developer filed new building plans at the site. The plans called for the construction of a 24-unit, 68,999-square-foot building.

According to the plans, the ground floor of the building will have multiple retail spaces and a residential and commercial lobby. The second floor will have more retail space. Floors three through eight will each have four dwelling units per floor, the third floor units will each have a private terrace and the floor will also have a public terrace. The roof will also have a terrace.

There have been 33 demolition plans, including these plans, filed in Gowanus in the previous 12 months.

The plans call for the demolition of a one-story building.

The project is described in the filings as: demolition of existing building.

The property was acquired for $12.3 million on September 9, 2014.

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