640 Columbia Street, Brooklyn
Industrial · built 2020 · Block 612, Lot 99.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jun 13, 2024, estimated cost $447K, described as “The removal/relocation of existing conveyors. The installation of new conveyors, compressor system, and safety fence as shown on plans submitted herewith. No change to use, occupancy, or egress as of right.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 5, 2024, estimated cost $3.5M, described as “Installation of new conveyor, spiral conveyors, crossover stair, induction & transport lanes, structural supports. The removal of segments of existing conveyor system as shown on plans submitted herewith. No changes to use, occupancy,…”
- Alteration, filed May 31, 2024, estimated cost $200K, described as “Modifications to existing sprinkler system.”
- Alteration, filed May 30, 2024, estimated cost $300K, described as “Installation of steel posts to support vertical sprinkler risers.the posts will bear on the existing structural ground floor slab and will belaterally brace to the 2ND floor as show on plans submitted herewith. No change to egress, use,…”
- Alteration, filed May 28, 2024, estimated cost $600K, described as “General Construction work as shown on plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy as of right.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 24, 2023, estimated cost $32K, described as “Erect illuminated, accessory business channel letter wall sign-a, no change to use, egress or occupation”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2023, estimated cost $240K, described as “Structural work filed for anchoring shelving only as shown on drawings submitted herewith, No change in use. egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 9, 2023, estimated cost $125K, described as “Filing to install crossover stairs within building. Crossover stairs to be anchored to existing floor. as shown on plans submitted herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 14, 2023, estimated cost $48K, described as “Install air curtains in the new wall openings. All air curatins to be provided with with dedicate thermostat as shown on plans submitted herewith,. No change in use, egress or occupancy..”
- Alteration, filed Jul 14, 2023, estimated cost $441K, described as “Filing related General construction work in relation to conveyor installation. as shown on drawings submitted herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- No Work, filed May 17, 2022
- No Work, filed May 17, 2022
- Alteration, filed Mar 2, 2022, estimated cost $108K, described as “Means & methods for partial demo using mechanical demolition equipment to remove ramp located between 2ND and 3RD floor to allow for installation of new ramp. New ramp filed under NB-321383007. Mechanical equipment use filed under…”
- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2022, estimated cost $556K, described as “Use of mechanical demolition equipment to remove ramp located between 2ND and 3RD floor to allow for installation of new ramp. Means & methods for partial demo of ramp filed under B00687410. New ramp filed under NB-321383007.”
- Alteration, filed May 18, 2021, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary scaffold as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Scaffold to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2014.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 30, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “INSTALL 60 FT. CURB CUT ON HALLECK STREET AS PER PLANS FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. Install a 60' Ft. curb cut as per plans filed. No change to use egress or occupancy. Filed in conjunction with NB# 321383007.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 30, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install 61 ft. Curb cut on halleck street as per plans filed. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Filed in conjunction with NB# 321383007.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 20, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporary construction fence as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Fence to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2014.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 22, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. Sidewalk shed partially installed in the roadway. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with 2014 NYC building code,…”
- Alteration, filed Sep 21, 2020, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 18, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed in accordance with nycc 2014 chapter 33. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 21, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Plumbing site work filed in conjunction with new building #321383007”
- Alteration, filed Jul 22, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Stair towers built adjacent to cast-in-place concrete cores filed here within. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 1, 2020, estimated cost $280K, described as “Installation of plywood fence, as per drawings. Plywood fence shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Dot permits filed separately by others for fence installed on…”
- Alteration, filed Jul 17, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install temporary construction standpipe system as per plans filed. No change to use, egress or occupancy. Filed in conjunction with NB#321383007.”
1 more, older permit is in this building’s full list on the map.
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $35,264,700
- 2026–27 tax
- $540,987
- Market value (city estimate)
- $78,366,000
- Taxable value
- $32,803,885
- Assessed land
- $3,194,100
- Assessed improvements
- $32,070,600
Tax breaks
- ICAP abatement, through Jun 30, 2049, a $3,017,579 credit this tax year.
Zoning
M3-1: floor area ratio 2.72 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 10 ft (NGVD29). FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 12 ft (NAVD88).
Recent sales
- Feb 14, 2018: $47,500,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- Red Hook Coastal Resiliency (City Planning 2021K0360): City map change, City property acquisition, Completed, filed Jul 20, 2023, decided Jun 20, 2024. The Department of Design and Construction, Department of Transportation, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, and Department of Parks and Recreation are seeking City Map amendments to regrade and elevate several streets and map…
- ERIE BASIN REZONING (City Planning P1998K0342): Completed, decided Dec 18, 2002. REZONE M3-1 TO M1-2 TO ALLOW EXISTING USES TO CONTINUE AS*CONFORMING & NON-CONFORMING USES ACCORDING TO THE PRESCRIP-*TIVE STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO M1 DISTRICTS
- BROOKLYN WEST BOROUGH REPAIR SHOP (City Planning P1986K0818): Completed, decided Jan 5, 1988. DEPARTMENTAL BORO REPAIR SHOP FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF VEHICLES
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