Glowstone Group files to add 96 units in Brownsville

Glowstone Group has filed with the Department of Buildings to redevelop a 1-story building at 2102 Union Street in Brownsville into an 11-story, 96-unit project, according to DOB NOW job filing B01268421-A8.

Why it matters

The filing covers a 1-story building at 2102 Union Street in Brownsville going to an 11-story structure with 96 dwelling units. It uses the ALT-CO classification, for new construction that keeps some elements of an existing building rather than clearing the lot entirely. David Goldberger is named as the individual owner on the record, with Glowstone Group listed as the owner’s business.

That is the kind of paper that turns into a construction site. A lot with zero housing units becoming a 96-unit building is a full redevelopment bet, not a renovation. For brokers and builders working Brownsville, this is a site to watch, block 3531, lot 32, BIN 3081169, for the permits that follow a filing like this one.

The numbers

The job, filing number B01268421-A8, was filed October 5, 2026, and shows a current status date of October 16, 2026. It carries a filed construction cost of $13,889,079 against 60,651.4 sq ft of total construction floor area, which works out to about $229 per square foot on a construction cost basis, not a land or sale price. Spread across the 96 proposed units, that filed cost comes to roughly $144,700 per unit. Existing conditions on file are 1 story and 0 dwelling units; proposed conditions are 11 stories and 96 units.

What’s next

A DOB filing is not a permit and not a certificate of occupancy. An ALT-CO application still needs plan approval and permit sign-off before a crew can break ground, and the city’s own record shows this job as active, not closed, as of October 16. Area brokers and developers should track the job number for the next status change, since the 96-unit, 11-story program on file today is what Glowstone Group is proposing, not what has been approved to build.