# 299 Degraw Street, Brooklyn

Fire station · built c. 1931 · Block 414, Lot 61.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3004140061/299-degraw-street

More construction in Carroll Gardens: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/carroll-gardens.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Nov 8, 2024, estimated cost $60K, described as “Empty, purge, clean, remove & dispose of one 550-gallon diesel ast and all associated equipment including fill and vent piping, and containment dike, remove raised dispenser island, and patch all wall/ceiling/floor penetrations.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 11, 2024, estimated cost $5.1M, described as “Renovation of a decommissioned firehouse for use by a non-profit music education organization including classrooms, performance spaces, and offices. Change of use from Firehouse to Community Center. Renovations at the Noel Pointer…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $248,400
- Market value (city estimate): $552,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $69,750
- Assessed improvements: $178,650

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 1.70 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## Board and land use applications

- DEGRAW ST. FIREHOUSE REHABILIATION (City Planning P2010K0271): Completed. EDC IS SEEKING MAYORAL AND BOROUGH BOARD APPROVAL OF BUSINNESS TERMS PURSUANT TO SECTION 384(B)(4) OF THE NYC CHAPTER
- 299 DEGRAW ST (City Planning P2007K0088): Completed, decided Jun 5, 2007. UNRESTRICTED DISPOSITION OF A FORMER FIREHOUSE

## In the news

[Construction Begins On Music School At 299 DeGraw Street In Cobble Hill, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/10/construction-begins-on-music-school-at-299-degraw-street-in-cobble-hill-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Oct 8, 2026.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology