295 Douglass Street, Brooklyn
Industrial · built c. 1931 · Block 413, Lot 65.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Dec 15, 2022, estimated cost $126K, described as “Installation of plumbing fixtures & equipment in conjunction with building renovation. Install new plumbing fixtures and related piping as indicated on plans. Renovation filed separately under B08032726”
- Alteration, filed Dec 15, 2022, estimated cost $178K, described as “Installation of new mechanical equipment in conjunction with building renovation. Install split HVAC systems, toilet exhaust, and elevator venting. Renovation filed separately under B08032726”
- Alteration, filed Dec 15, 2022, estimated cost $174K, described as “Fully sprinkler the existing building in conjunction with building renovation. Install sprinkler heads and related piping. Building renovation filed separately under B08032726”
- Major Renovation — Non-residential, filed Nov 4, 2022, estimated cost $1.2M, 4 stories, described as “Interior alteration, vertical and horizontal enlargement to existing commercial buidling. Convert from art studios ug 9 to offices and eating & drinking establishment ug 6.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 31, 2022, estimated cost $72K, described as “Foundation and underpinning work at cellar of existing commercial building. No change to use, egress, or occupancy. Soe work filed under separate application B08022759. Alt-co filed under DOB B0803272-I1.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 31, 2022, estimated cost $36K, described as “Soe work at cellar of existing commercial building. No change to use, egress, or occupancy. Foundation and underpinning work filed under separate application B08025007. Alt-co filed under DOB B0803272-I1.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 5, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Foundation/excavation work in conjunction with construction of new exterior wheelchair accessible ramp at front entrance. No change to use, egress, or occupancy. Related general construction filed separately under DOB# B08008732.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 4, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Construct new exterior wheelchair accessible ramp at front entrance with new entrance door. No change to use, egress, or occupancy. Related structural work filed separately.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 4, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install temporary construction fence during building renovation/construction.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 29, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 2700 sf pipe scaffold at 295 douglas street brooklyn as indicated on plans. There will be no change in the use, egress, or occupancy under this application”
- Alteration, filed Aug 24, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 60' new sidewalk shed at 295 douglass street brooklyn as indicated on plans. There will be no change in the use, egress, or occupancy under this application”
- Alteration, filed Oct 22, 2020, described as “Propose to remove existing plumbing fixtures and illegally installed gaslines, as per plans filed herewith. No chamnge in use, occupancy or bulk.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $693,450
- 2026–27 tax
- $75,225
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,541,000
- Taxable value
- $693,450
- Assessed land
- $67,500
- Assessed improvements
- $625,950
Zoning
M1-4: floor area ratio 3.00 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Sep 21, 2020: $3,100,000, 18,000 sq ft ($172 per sq ft)
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- Gowanus Neighborhood Plan (City Planning 2018K0382): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, City map change, Urban development action area, Completed, decided Dec 6, 2021. The Gowanus Neighborhood Plan is a shared, long-term vision for a thriving neighborhood. It looks to identify strategies for an equitable, resilient and sustainable Gowanus, with more local jobs and housing. The Plan supports community…