35 Otsego Street, Brooklyn

Vacant land · Block 579, Lot 1.

Building permits

New Building — Large Residential, filed Dec 2, 2024, 210 units, 8 stories, described as “New building application to construct 8 story residential building for senior housing”
Alteration, filed Jun 20, 2025, estimated cost $300K, described as “SOE to do soil cutting, benching and trench box shoring during the performance of the in site solidification program proposed.”
Alteration, filed Mar 18, 2025, estimated cost $85K, described as “Alteration application to do Temporary Standpipe work in conjunction with NB application”
Alteration, filed Mar 5, 2025, estimated cost $80K, described as “Temp. Construction fence”
Alteration, filed Aug 20, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
Alteration, filed Jul 13, 2023, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
Alteration, filed Jul 12, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Proposed to cap and remove sprinkler system in conjunction with full demo job # B00868436. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
Demolition, filed Jun 21, 2023, estimated cost $500K, described as “Full demolition to a one story building”

R6: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

Current FEMA flood map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 10 ft (NGVD29).

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

BIG R SUPERMARKET (City Planning P1988K0820): Completed, decided Mar 8, 1990. 89-003K: PROPOSED REZONING FROM M1-1 TO R6 FOR PURPOSE OF CONVERTING VACANT WAREHOUSE INTO SUPERMARKET AND RETAIL.