Gowanus' Douglass Port: 65 Affordable Apartments at 251 Douglass Street, From $903 a Month

Published October 18, 202625 min readBy VoucherMatch Editorial Team

Quick answerDouglass Port is a 15-story, 260-apartment building at 251 Douglass Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. NYC Housing Connect advertised 65 apartments there as "Douglass Port Apartments" at 40%, 60% and 100% of area median income. Rents run from $903 for a studio to $3,048 for a two-bedroom, and applications were due March 23, 2026. As of October 17, 2026, seven of the eight rents are under the 2026 CityFHEPS maximum for their size. Housing Connect waives minimum income for voucher holders. The first certificate of occupancy is dated May 26, 2026.

Last checked: October 17, 2026, against the Housing Connect listing for lottery 7422, whose rents, incomes, asset limits, deadline and advertisement were compared with this report that day, the site's open-lottery search, the Housing Connect FAQ and the CityFHEPS payment standards in DSS-8r (effective April 1, 2026). Read October 9, 2026: Department of Buildings job B00621061 and certificate of occupancy 3430297-0000001, HPD's Affordable Housing Production by Building data, city property records (ACRIS) for Brooklyn block 412, lot 50, the Department of City Planning's Gowanus Neighborhood Plan page and its record of the plan, HPD's pages on Inclusionary Housing, 421-a and area median income and its Mandatory Inclusionary Housing fact sheet, the state's Environmental Remediation Sites data, the developers' release of August 3, 2023, Charney Companies' development page, the Gowanus Wharf leasing site, Fogarty Finger's page for Union Channel, Affordable for New York's page for the building, reports by New York YIMBY, 6sqft, Brick Underground, Commercial Observer, REBusinessOnline and Institutional Real Estate, Inc., HPD's guide Applying for Affordable Housing, HPD's re-rentals page and HDC's re-rental search. How VoucherMatch reports these guides and corrects errors: how we report.

Douglass Port in numbers

260apartments in the building, on its city permit
65apartments advertised on Housing Connect
$903the lowest rent, for a studio at 40% AMI
$3,048the highest rent, for a two-bedroom at 100% AMI
March 23, 2026the application deadline
May 26, 2026the first certificate of occupancy

Words used in this report

Area median income (AMI)The middle income for the area, adjusted for household size. A lottery apartment "at 60% AMI" is for households earning up to about 60% of it. The agency's income chart turns each level into dollar limits.
Minimum incomeThe lowest yearly income the listing accepts for an apartment, so the rent is not too large a share of income. Housing Connect does not apply it to households with a voucher or rental subsidy.
Lottery (NYC Housing Connect)Every complete application gets a random log number. The marketing agent works through applications in log-number order within each preference group, so applying early does not help.
Marketing agentThe company the building hires to run its lottery and check applicants' papers.
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)Rental help run by a housing authority. You find a home, and the agency checks the unit, rent and your household before it approves payment.
CityFHEPS (the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement)a City-funded rent supplement that the Department of Social Services (DSS) pays straight to the landlord.
Payment standard (the CityFHEPS maximum in this report)An amount the agency uses to work out housing assistance for a unit size and area. It does not mean that any home at that rent will be approved.
Utility allowanceThe agency's estimate of the cost of utilities you must pay. It is not a promise to pay your actual bills.
FMR and SAFMRHUD rent estimates for an area (Fair Market Rent) or ZIP code (Small Area Fair Market Rent). They include rent and most tenant-paid utilities. Your agency may use a different payment standard.
Certificate of occupancyThe Department of Buildings' sign-off that a building, or part of it, can be lived in.

Rendering of a wide apartment building seen straight on from across a street, with a glass ground floor of shops and people on the sidewalk, floors of tall windows between dark angled piers divided into three bands by pale ledges, and a lighter upper section set back behind a glass-railed terrace, under a grey sky with street trees in front — Rendering of Douglass Port at 251 Douglass Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn, from Charney Companies' development page. The page names no maker. Photo: Charney Companies (the page names no maker), developer's project rendering, via Charney Companies, development page, Douglass Port entry (cropped, enlarged 1.48 times).

What Was Built at 251 Douglass Street

251 Douglass Street is a 15-story, 145-foot building with 260 apartments. A joint venture of Canyon Partners Real Estate, Tavros and Charney Companies built it. It stands where a two-story building was torn down, on a cleaned-up brownfield site. A quarter of the apartments went through the Housing Connect lottery.

Size: Department of Buildings job B00621061 is for a "15 story mixed use new building" of 256,539 square feet.
Developers and owner: the developers' release of August 3, 2023 names the joint venture. City property records list the owner as Gowanus Douglass Street LLC.
Architect: the permit applicant is Christopher Fogarty of Fogarty Finger.
Before construction: demolition job 322095781 is for the "FULL DEMOLITION OF TWO STORY STRUCTURE".
Cleanup: the state's remediation data lists the address as Brownfield Cleanup Program site C224367. Its certificate of completion is dated December 26, 2025.

Watch outone building, several names. Housing Connect lists "Douglass Port Apartments", the leasing site says Douglass Port, the 2023 release says "251 Douglass", and city property data spells the address "251 DOUGLAS STREET".

Two crops of one rendering side by side: at left a tall wedge-shaped apartment building at a street corner, with dark window bays, pale zigzag ledges every few floors and a lighter set-back top under a blue sky; at right a close view of its ground floor with glass storefronts, a sign reading GALLERY, a parked SUV, a street tree and two people at an entrance — Rendering of Douglass Port from a street corner, from the Gowanus Wharf leasing site: the whole building at left and its ground floor at right. Commercial Observer credits the rendering to SHiMMER. Photo: SHiMMER, as credited by Commercial Observer; published on the developers' Gowanus Wharf leasing site, developer's project rendering, via Gowanus Wharf leasing site, Douglass Port page (two crops of one rendering placed side by side, each reduced).

Douglass Port, from filing to first certificate of occupancy

November 16, 2021the new building application is filed with the Department of Buildings.
November 23, 2021the City Council adopts the Gowanus Neighborhood Plan.
April 29, 2022a permit for limited foundation work is issued.
July 19, 2023three mortgages totaling $119,900,000 are signed. HPD lists this as the project start date.
October 19, 2023the general construction permit is issued.
January 22, 2026applications open, per Affordable for New York, the firm that took paper applications.
March 23, 2026applications are due.
May 26, 2026the first certificate of occupancy is issued, for 260 apartments.

What it means: the certificate came about 31 months after the general construction permit and 64 days after the deadline, by VoucherMatch's count.

Source: Department of Buildings job B00621061; ACRIS; HPD project 71805; the Department of City Planning; Affordable for New York; the listing.

Move-ins: Commercial Observer reported on July 1, 2026 that residents "began moving in at the start of June". It put the building at "about 20 percent leased".
Apartment total: the permit, the certificate and HPD's data say 260. City property data lists 261.

Where 251 Douglass Street Is

The building is at the corner of Douglass and Nevins streets in Gowanus, in ZIP code 11217. It is in Brooklyn Community District 6 and City Council District 39. Five subway stations are within about half a mile. The nearest is Union St on the R, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line.

Stylized dark blue street map of Gowanus and the Brooklyn neighborhoods around it, with GOWANUS in large letters, street labels including Douglass St, Nevins St, Baltic St, Bond St, Union St, Carroll St, 3rd Ave and 4th Ave, an orange line running from near the Douglass St and Nevins St labels down toward the harbor, Prospect Park in grey at the lower right and the names Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Red Hook and others — Map of Gowanus drawn for the Gowanus Wharf leasing site. It does not mark the building; Douglass St and Nevins St are labelled near the top of the orange line. Photo: Gowanus Wharf leasing site (the site names no maker), developer's map drawing, via Gowanus Wharf leasing site (enlarged 1.11 times).

Station	Lines	Straight-line distance
Union St	R	about 0.3 miles
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr	D, N, R	about 0.4 miles
Bergen St	F, G	about 0.5 miles
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr	2, 3, 4, 5	about 0.5 miles
Carroll St	F, G	about 0.5 miles
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr	B, Q	about 0.5 miles
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts	A, C, G	about 0.5 miles

Source: the MTA's station data; straight-line distances calculated by VoucherMatch from the listing's coordinates, so the walk is longer.

Union St lines: the MTA's data gives the R as the daytime route. The listing gives "D,N,R", and Brick Underground wrote "D, N, R, and W".
Buses: 6sqft named "the B37 and B103 buses".
Neighborhood names: the listing and the city's address search say Gowanus. VoucherMatch groups ZIP code 11217 with Park Slope: see voucher apartments in Park Slope and apartments along the R train and the F train.

Why 251 Douglass Street Has 65 Income-Restricted Apartments

The 65 apartments are one quarter of the building's 260. That is the share its permit application calls "25% inclusionary housing". The 2021 Gowanus rezoning covers the lot, and the listing names two programs: Inclusionary Housing and the 421-a tax exemption. No document opened says which option the owner chose.

The rezoning and the two programs the listing names

The rezoningthe Department of City Planning's record of the Gowanus Neighborhood Plan lists this lot among its 849. The agency says "The City Council adopted the Gowanus Neighborhood Plan on November 23, 2021", seven days after the permit application.
Inclusionary Housingthe listing names "the Inclusionary Housing Program". HPD says Mandatory Inclusionary Housing "requires a share of new housing in medium- and high-density areas that are rezoned to promote new housing production" to be "permanently affordable".
421-athe listing says the building "is anticipated to receive a Tax Exemption through the 421-a Tax Incentive Program". HPD calls 421-a "a partial tax exemption for new multiple dwellings".

What HPD's fact sheet says about Option 1	The 65 lottery apartments, counted by VoucherMatch
"25% of residential floor area"	65 of 260 apartments, or 25%
Weighted average of "60% Area Median Income (AMI) or lower"	60%, weighting each apartment by its income level
"10% floor area at 40% AMI"	26 of 260 apartments, or 10%
"No more than 3 income bands"	three: 40%, 60% and 100%
"At least 50% of MIH units must be two-bedrooms or greater"	35 of 65, or 54%

What it means: by apartment count the lottery lines up with Option 1. HPD measures the rule in floor area.

Source: HPD's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing fact sheet; the Housing Connect listing.

Key pointHPD says the current 421-a program "is available to projects that commence construction between January 1, 2016 and June 15, 2022, and are completed on or before June 15, 2026." City records show a foundation permit of April 29, 2022 and a first certificate of occupancy of May 26, 2026. No document opened says the exemption was granted.

Permanent: the 2023 release counts "65 permanently affordable housing units". No recorded declaration was opened.
Rent stabilization: Brick Underground called the apartments "rent-stabilized". The listing does not. HPD says a building receiving 421-a "may be subject to rent stabilization".

260 Apartments on the Permit, 65 on Housing Connect

The lottery covered 65 of the building's 260 apartments. That leaves 195 outside it, by VoucherMatch's subtraction.

Income level	Studios	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	Total
40% AMI	2	12	12	26
60% AMI	6	7	13	26
100% AMI	3	0	10	13
All levels	11	19	35	65

What it means: the listing has no one-bedroom at 100% AMI and no three-bedrooms.

Source: Housing Connect listing for lottery 7422, counted by VoucherMatch from its 65 unit rows.

The 65 income-restricted apartments at 251 Douglass Street by size: HPD's data against the Housing Connect listing

HPD's dataLottery (Housing Connect)

Studio

1 bedroom

2 bedrooms

View the data table

Apartment size	HPD's data	Lottery (Housing Connect)
Studio	16	11
1 bedroom	16	19
2 bedrooms	33	35

What it means: both add up to 65, and they differ at every size. The listing is the record applicants were shown.

Source: HPD Affordable Housing Production by Building, project 71805; the Housing Connect listing.

Key pointthe income levels differ by one apartment. HPD's data counts 27 very low income apartments (31 to 50% AMI), 26 low income (51 to 80%) and 12 moderate income (81 to 120%). The lottery had 26, 26 and 13.

Watch outCommercial Observer wrote that "58 are designated as affordable housing". The listing and the developers' release say 65.

The other 195: REBusinessOnline reported on July 9, 2026 that "Rents start at $3,250 per month for a studio apartment". Commercial Observer put market-rate rents at "$3,250 to $15,000 per month".

Rendering of an open kitchen and living room with pale wood cabinets, a stone-topped island with four black stools, a microwave above a cooktop, a sofa, a dining table with four chairs, wood-look flooring and two tall windows with a skyline view — Rendering of a kitchen and living room, one of eleven images on the Housing Connect listing for Douglass Port. The listing does not say which apartment it shows. Photo: NYC Housing Connect listing for lottery 7422, lottery listing rendering, via NYC Housing Connect, Douglass Port Apartments (lottery 7422) (reduced).

Rents and Income Ranges in the Housing Connect Listing for 251 Douglass Street

The 65 lottery apartments have eight rents, from $903 to $3,048 a month. The lowest minimum income in the listing is $34,766 a year.

Monthly rent and yearly income range by apartment type
Apartments	Rent	People	Yearly income
2 studios, 40% AMI	$903	1 to 2	$34,766 to $54,280
12 one-bedrooms, 40% AMI	$961	1 to 3	$37,269 to $61,080
12 two-bedrooms, 40% AMI	$1,142	2 to 5	$44,880 to $73,280
6 studios, 60% AMI	$1,397	1 to 2	$51,703 to $81,420
7 one-bedrooms, 60% AMI	$1,491	1 to 3	$55,440 to $91,620
13 two-bedrooms, 60% AMI	$1,777	2 to 5	$66,652 to $109,920
3 studios, 100% AMI	$2,386	1 to 2	$85,612 to $135,700
10 two-bedrooms, 100% AMI	$3,048	2 to 5	$110,229 to $183,200

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Source: Housing Connect listing for lottery 7422, read October 17, 2026. The top of each range is for the largest household allowed.

Household size	40% AMI maximum	60% AMI maximum	100% AMI maximum
1 person	$47,520	$71,280	$118,800
2 people	$54,280	$81,420	$135,700
3 people	$61,080	$91,620	$152,700
4 people	$67,840	$101,760	$169,600
5 people	$73,280	$109,920	$183,200

What it means: no apartment takes more than five people.

Source: the same listing; the figures match HPD's 2026 income chart.

Where a household falls between levels, using the listing's figures of October 17, 2026

Under $34,766below the lowest minimum, unless the household has a rental subsidy.
One person$47,521 to $51,702 and $71,281 to $85,611 fit no apartment.
Two people$81,421 to $85,611.
Three people$91,621 to $110,228.
Four people$101,761 to $110,228. Five people: $109,921 to $110,228.
Asset limits$67,840 at 40% AMI, $101,760 at 60% and $169,600 at 100%.

Watch outthe listing contradicts itself. Nine of its ten rows for the $3,048 two-bedroom give a minimum income of $110,229, and one gives $115,098. Ask Affordable for New York which applies.

Income ranges printed in January 2026 differ from the listing today

New York YIMBY's report of January 23, 2026 gives the same eight rents and a different income range for each.

Apartment type	New York YIMBY, January 23, 2026	Listing, October 17, 2026
Studio, 40% AMI	$34,766 to $51,840	$34,766 to $54,280
One-bedroom, 40% AMI	$37,303 to $58,320	$37,269 to $61,080
Two-bedroom, 40% AMI	$44,983 to $70,000	$44,880 to $73,280
Studio, 60% AMI	$51,703 to $77,760	$51,703 to $81,420
One-bedroom, 60% AMI	$55,475 to $87,480	$55,440 to $91,620
Two-bedroom, 60% AMI	$66,755 to $105,000	$66,652 to $109,920
Studio, 100% AMI	$85,612 to $129,600	$85,612 to $135,700
Two-bedroom, 100% AMI	$110,332 to $175,000	$110,229 to $183,200

What it means: every maximum is higher today, and the one-bedroom and two-bedroom minimums are $34 to $103 a year lower. No document opened says which set applies to a household that applied before the deadline.

Source: New York YIMBY; the Housing Connect listing.

Key pointthe listing says "Tenant is responsible for electricity, including stove. Rent includes hot water and heat." Its field for deposits or application fees is set to no.

Rendering of a kitchen with a pale wood island topped in light stone, four black stools, a pull-down faucet, a tall panelled cabinet, white upper cabinets, a stainless-steel microwave above a smooth black cooktop and a wall oven below the counter — Rendering of a kitchen from the Housing Connect listing. It shows a smooth cooktop above a wall oven; the listing says tenants pay for electricity, including the stove. Photo: NYC Housing Connect listing for lottery 7422, lottery listing rendering, via NYC Housing Connect, Douglass Port Apartments (lottery 7422) (cropped, reduced).

Which Rents a CityFHEPS or Section 8 Voucher Reaches

Seven of the eight rents are under the 2026 CityFHEPS maximum for the same apartment size. The eighth, the $3,048 two-bedroom at 100% AMI, is $51 over it. A voucher holder did not have to meet the minimum income. Here tenants pay for electricity, which narrows the room under each maximum.

The Housing Connect FAQ, which applies to this HPD lottery, says: "Minimum income requirements do not apply if you have a voucher or a rental subsidy. However, rent should be within maximum limits allowed by your voucher or rental assistance program." It names CityFHEPS and Section 8 vouchers from HPD or NYCHA.

Lowest and highest monthly rent at 251 Douglass Street against the 2026 CityFHEPS maximum for that apartment size, in dollars

Lowest rent (40% AMI)Highest rentCityFHEPS maximum

Studio

$903

$2,386

$2,604

1 bedroom

$961

$1,491

$2,734

2 bedrooms

$1,142

$3,048

$2,997

View the data table

Apartment size	Lowest rent (40% AMI)	Highest rent	CityFHEPS maximum
Studio	$903	$2,386	$2,604
1 bedroom	$961	$1,491	$2,734
2 bedrooms	$1,142	$3,048	$2,997

What it means: the $2,386 studio is $218 under the maximum and the $1,777 two-bedroom is $1,220 under.

Source: rents from the Housing Connect listing; maximums from DSS-8r, effective April 1, 2026, all utilities included. The highest one-bedroom rent is at 60% AMI.

Watch outthe maximums assume the rent covers all utilities, and here tenants pay for electricity. DSS-8r's 2026 allowance for "Electric with Cooking Range" is $111 for a studio, $126 for a one-bedroom and $167 for a two-bedroom. That leaves $2,493, $2,608 and $2,830, by VoucherMatch's subtraction. The $2,386 studio is then $107 under, and the $3,048 two-bedroom $218 over.

Your maximum follows your household: DSS-8r gives the studio amount to one person, the one-bedroom amount to one or two and the two-bedroom amount to three or four.
No credit check with a subsidy: the FAQ says "Applicants qualifying with rental subsidy are not subject to a credit check or review of rental history."
Guides: CityFHEPS vs Section 8, Section 8 payment standards in NYC for 2026 and Section 8 utility allowances in NYC.

How the Rents Compare With Typical Rents in ZIP Code 11217

Every advertised rent is below what HUD estimates an ordinary apartment costs in ZIP code 11217. The gaps run from $1,412 to $3,318 a month. HUD's figure includes utilities, and tenants here pay for electricity, so the real gaps are a little smaller.

Lowest and highest monthly rent at 251 Douglass Street against HUD's fiscal year 2027 fair market rent for ZIP code 11217, in dollars

Lowest rent (40% AMI)Highest rentHUD fair market rent, ZIP 11217

Studio

$903

$2,386

$3,890

1 bedroom

$961

$1,491

$4,100

2 bedrooms

$1,142

$3,048

$4,460

View the data table

Apartment size	Lowest rent (40% AMI)	Highest rent	HUD fair market rent, ZIP 11217
Studio	$903	$2,386	$3,890
1 bedroom	$961	$1,491	$4,100
2 bedrooms	$1,142	$3,048	$4,460

What it means: the $3,048 two-bedroom is $1,412 under HUD's figure, and the $1,142 two-bedroom $3,318 under.

Source: rents from the Housing Connect listing; HUD's Small Area Fair Market Rents for fiscal year 2027, its estimate of the 40th-percentile rent in the ZIP code with utilities included.

Same building, market rate: the $3,250 studio in REBusinessOnline's report is $864 above the lottery's 100% AMI studio and $640 below HUD's figure, by VoucherMatch's subtraction.
Apartments in this ZIP code: see voucher apartments in ZIP 11217.

How Douglass Port Was Financed

The developers' release of August 3, 2023 reported "$64.4 million of equity" and "a $119.9 million senior construction loan". City property records show three mortgages signed July 19, 2023 that add up to that loan. The listing names no city or state loan.

Recorded document or announcement	Date	Amount
Deed, Sleepy Hollow Realty Holdings LLC to Gowanus Douglass Street LLC	April 14, 2020	$22,500,000
Development rights, 233 Nevins Street LLC to Gowanus Douglass Street LLC	December 21, 2021	$6,030,000
Mortgage to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and Barings LLC	July 19, 2023	$80,590,327.76
Mortgage to the same lenders	July 19, 2023	$25,437,913.00
Mortgage to the same lenders	July 19, 2023	$13,871,759.24
Equity in the developers' release	August 3, 2023	$64.4 million
Two further mortgages to the same lenders	August 1, 2025	$3,500,000 and $500,000

What it means: the three mortgages of July 19, 2023 add up to $119,900,000, by VoucherMatch's addition.

Source: ACRIS records for Brooklyn block 412, lot 50; the developers' release.

The price in print: 6sqft wrote that the developers bought the site "for $13.47 million". The recorded deed is for $22,500,000, and Institutional Real Estate, Inc. reported "$22.5 million" in 2020.

Preferences, Building Features and Extra Costs

The lottery set aside 5% and 2% of apartments for applicants with disabilities. It gave preference for 20% and 10% of apartments to two groups.

Set-asides and preferences in the listing

5%set aside for applicants with a mobility disability.
2%set aside for applicants with a vision or hearing disability.
20%preference for residents of Brooklyn Community Board 6. 6sqft wrote "25 percent" and Brick Underground "Brooklyn Community Board 7".
10%preference for the group the listing calls "Municipal Employee/ Military Veteran".

What the building has: listed, starred, pets, restricted, not stated

Listed without a star"bike storage", plus in-unit washers and dryers, air-conditioning, package lockers and an elevator in the amenity list.
Starred in the listing"fully equipped fitness center*, yoga and dance studio*, rooftop sundeck and outdoor BBQ area*, children’s playroom*, professionally designed basketball court*" and "garage parking*". The listing does not say what the star means.
Pets"Pets up to 2 dogs (no aggressive breeds). No pet deposit required." Cats are not mentioned.
Restrictedthe amenity list marks the building "Smoke-free".
Not statedapartment sizes, and any fee for the starred amenities or parking.

Rendering of an indoor basketball court with a light wood floor and black court lines, a glass backboard and hoop on the far wall, tan wall padding, wall bars at both sides, concrete beams overhead and a basketball and a pair of sneakers in the foreground — Rendering of the basketball court from the Housing Connect listing. The listing marks the court with an asterisk and does not say what the asterisk means. Photo: NYC Housing Connect listing for lottery 7422, lottery listing rendering, via NYC Housing Connect, Douglass Port Apartments (lottery 7422) (cropped, reduced).

Watch outall eleven images on the listing are renderings, not photographs. The kitchen rendering shows a smooth cooktop above a wall oven, matching "electricity, including stove".

Two renderings side by side: at left a bedroom with a bed, a nightstand and lamp, a rug, a plant and two tall windows looking onto apartment towers; at right a bathroom with large pale wall tiles, a wide mirror, a floating wood-tone vanity, a toilet, a bathtub with a shower head and a white shower curtain — Renderings of a bedroom and a bathroom from the Housing Connect listing for Douglass Port. Photo: NYC Housing Connect listing for lottery 7422, lottery listing renderings, via NYC Housing Connect, Douglass Port Apartments (lottery 7422) (two renderings placed side by side, each cropped and reduced).

How Douglass Port Fits Into Gowanus Wharf

Douglass Port is one of four buildings that Charney Companies' development page links to the Gowanus Wharf site. By VoucherMatch's addition the four hold 1,138 apartments. The page calls Douglass Port the second of the four to be complete. Sources disagree on how many buildings the campus has.

Building	Address on Charney's page	Apartments on the page	What the page says
Union Channel	240 3rd Avenue	224	"completed the project Q1 2025"
Douglass Port	251 Douglass Street	260	"completed the project in Q2 of 2026"
Nevins Landing North	310 Nevins Street	348	"will feature 348 rental apartments"
Nevins Landing South	340 Nevins Street	306	"will feature 306 rental apartments"

Source: Charney Companies' development page, read October 9, 2026.

What the sources say about the campus

How many buildings6sqft wrote "a four-building development bringing 1,000 new residences". Commercial Observer wrote "a residential campus across five buildings", and the leasing site "4 residential towers".
Shared amenitiesFogarty Finger's page for Union Channel says residents "are invited to access and use the amenity spaces in either building." No document opened says whether lottery tenants pay extra for them.

Rendering of a large lounge with a sofa and armchairs around a low wood table, a wall-mounted television above a long fireplace, dining tables and chairs, potted plants, white columns and curtains, and glass doors on both sides opening to terraces with views of trees and buildings — Rendering of a lounge from the Housing Connect listing. The Gowanus Wharf leasing site carries the same image in a file named for the sky lounge at 251 Douglass St. Photo: NYC Housing Connect listing for lottery 7422, lottery listing rendering, via NYC Housing Connect, Douglass Port Apartments (lottery 7422) (cropped, reduced).

What Happens After the Lottery and Where Openings Are Posted

Applications for the 65 apartments were due March 23, 2026. HPD's guide says applicants may hear back "within two to twelve months after the deadline". Housing Connect gives each complete application a log number, and the developer works down that order. Later openings may be filled outside Housing Connect.

How the 65 apartments are filled

1Log numbers"Within a few weeks after the lottery application deadline, Housing Connect randomly assigns log numbers".
2Review"The developer reviews them in log number order (starting with those who meet preference categories) and contacts applicants."
3Documents"If your log number comes up, the developer will contact you to submit documents."
4Timingthat window runs from late May 2026 to late March 2027, by VoucherMatch's count.

What it means: October 17, 2026 is 208 days after the deadline. The guide adds "you may not be contacted, even if you could have qualified."

Source: step one from the Housing Connect FAQ; steps two and three from HPD's guide.

If you applied, have these ready

Identity. a driver's license, non-driver state ID or IDNYC card
Income and assets. pay stubs, tax returns, proof of address and asset documentation
Rent history or credit. proof of 12 months of full rent payments, or consent to a credit review
Voucher. your shopping letter or voucher, showing the rent it covers

What it means: the request itself lists the exact papers.

Source: the Housing Connect FAQ, which says the marketing agent will ask for "proof of the subsidy and the amount of rent it covers".

Check before you payapplying through NYC Housing Connect is free. Its FAQ says "There is no fee to apply for housing using Housing Connect"; a marketing agent may charge a credit or background check fee of no more than $20 per household. No payment app, wire or gift card buys a place in a lottery, and no one should charge you to see or hold an apartment. Apply only at housingconnect.nyc.gov or by mail to the address in the official listing.

Where openings are posted

Housing Connectit counted seven open rental lotteries in Brooklyn on October 17, 2026, none for 251 Douglass Street. One, lottery 7666 at 224 3rd Avenue in the same ZIP code, is due October 26, 2026.
Re-rentalsthe FAQ says apartments vacated after first leasing "may be made available for applicants outside of Housing Connect". HPD's re-rentals page points to HDC's re-rental search. That search listed 24 advertisements on October 9, 2026, none in Gowanus.
Affordable for New Yorkthe listing sent paper applications to "Douglass Port C/O AFNY 365 Flushing Ave Suite 505". HPD's page lists the firm among managers to contact about vacancies. Its re-rentals page listed three other buildings on October 9, 2026.

Known and not yet known on October 9, 2026

Not publishedhow many of the 65 apartments are leased, whether the building keeps a waiting list, and whether the 421-a exemption was granted.
Whom to askAffordable for New York, or 311: HPD's guide says to "ask for the Affordable Housing Hotline."

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the rent at Douglass Port in Gowanus?

Rents run from $903 to $3,048 a month, set by income level. Studios are $903, $1,397 or $2,386. One-bedrooms are $961 or $1,491. Two-bedrooms are $1,142, $1,777 or $3,048. Tenants pay for electricity, including the stove, and the rent includes heat and hot water.

How much do you have to earn for 251 Douglass Street?

From $34,766 a year for a $903 studio to $183,200 for five people in a $3,048 two-bedroom. Those are the listing's ranges as read October 17, 2026. Each apartment type has its own minimum. A household with a voucher or rental subsidy does not have to meet the minimum, the Housing Connect FAQ says.

Can I use CityFHEPS or Section 8 at Douglass Port?

Yes, for most of the rents. Seven of the eight advertised rents are under the 2026 CityFHEPS maximum for their size. The eighth, the $3,048 two-bedroom at 100% AMI, is $51 over. The Housing Connect FAQ says "Minimum income requirements do not apply if you have a voucher or a rental subsidy."

Was 251 Douglass Street on NYC Housing Connect?

Yes. It was lottery 7422, listed as "Douglass Port Apartments", for 65 apartments at 40%, 60% and 100% of area median income. Applications were due March 23, 2026. On October 17, 2026 it was not in Housing Connect's search of open lotteries. Affordable for New York took the paper applications.

Is Douglass Port part of Gowanus Wharf?

Yes. The listing says Douglass Port "introduces the next chapter of Gowanus Wharf". Charney Companies' development page links four buildings to the site: Union Channel, Douglass Port and the two Nevins Landing buildings. By VoucherMatch's addition they hold 1,138 apartments. Sources disagree on whether the campus has four or five buildings.

Does Douglass Port allow pets?

Yes, for dogs. The listing says "Pets up to 2 dogs (no aggressive breeds). No pet deposit required." It does not mention cats or other pets, and it gives no weight limit. The amenity list also marks the building "Smoke-free". The listing does not say which breeds count as aggressive.

Are the rents at 251 Douglass Street below market?

Yes. Every advertised rent is at least $1,412 a month below HUD's fiscal year 2027 fair market rent for ZIP code 11217. The gaps run from $1,412 to $3,318. Tenants here pay for electricity, which HUD's figure includes, so the real gaps are smaller.

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