BROOKLYN, N.Y — Property Markets Group (PMG) opened Society Brooklyn in the Gowanus neighborhood on May 15. The two-tower, 21-story, mixed-use multifamily property spans 594,000 square feet and features 517 residential units, 25 percent of which are allocated as affordable housing for tenants earning between 40 and 100 percent of area median income. MNS Real Estate is handling leasing.
Society Brooklyn also includes 57,000 square feet of retail space. Residents have direct access to a public waterfront park and esplanade designed by SCAPE, as well as 13 local artist studios in a roughly 4,000 square foot complex managed by Arts Gowanus. SLCE Architects designed Society Brooklyn. Urban Atelier Group led construction.
Residents at Society Brooklyn will have access to a variety of amenities including gyms and fitness studios, pools and sun decks, a theater, party room, coworking hubs, a children’s playroom, an herb garden and a rooftop terrace.
The development is part of a larger revitalization effort. PMG acquired and aggregated 14 acres in 2013 and led an effort to rezone an industrial, 80-block, waterfront area.