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229 8th Street
229 8th Street, Gowanus, , BROOKLYN, NY 11215

Pre-war Rental

1 unit
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  • 1 residences
  • 3 stories
  • BUILT 1901

The Details About 229 8th Street

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  • Guarantors allowed
  • Cable ready
  • Common garden

229 8th Street Units

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Get to know Gowanus

Only in the sprawling, chill, and canal-retentive Gowanus can you find bold new developments and Michelin-starred restaurants interweaved with shuffleboard courts and a casket factory. Gowanus has worn many hats through the six centuries since its first mill turned a wheel — Revolutionary War battlefield, manufacturing hub, and artful hipster haven, to name only a few. However, nothing has come to define it more than its singular manmade waterway. Industry long prospered on the Gowanus Canal, transforming the sunken meadows between higher-grounded Park Slope and Carroll Gardens into a bustling manufacturing hub; in fact, much of the brownstone that built those surrounding neighborhoods was barged right in. While the superfund stream, affectionately nicknamed the “Lavender Lake” for its purplish sheen, became a longtime pain point locally, the progressing clean-up will ensure these inland waters define a positive future for the neighborhood that grew along its bulkhead.

Gowanus Neighborhood Guide