270 Richards Street, Brooklyn
Industrial · built 2021 · Block 612, Lot 150.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Sep 4, 2025, estimated cost $70K, described as “Construction improvements associated with the proposed EV bike charging cabinets and conduitt renching,”
- Alteration, filed Jul 1, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Civil work to demo existing concrete pad , E&S measures, and line striping”
- Alteration, filed Aug 21, 2023, estimated cost $2.5M, described as “Interior work as per plans filed here with. No change in use, Egress or Occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Mar 14, 2023, estimated cost $480K, described as “Proposed installation of civil infrastructure for electric vehicle charging stations for commercial vehicle storage. Work includes installation of concrete pads and trenches as needed for electrical components. No change to use,egress or…”
- Alteration, filed Aug 17, 2022, estimated cost $32K, described as “Erect illuminated, accessory business channel letter wall sign-c, no change to use, egress or occupation”
- Alteration, filed Aug 17, 2022, estimated cost $350, described as “Erect non-illuminated accessory wall sign-f, non-flashing, non-advertising sign, no change in use, egress, or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Aug 17, 2022, estimated cost $2K, described as “Erect non-illuminated accessory double faced pylon sign-b on the ground structure. Pylon structure to be filed separate job application. Non-flashing, non-advertising sign, no change in use, egress, or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Aug 17, 2022, estimated cost $300, described as “Erect non-illuminated accessory canopy sign-d on the existing canopy structure, non-flashing, non-advertising sign, no change in use, egress, or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Aug 17, 2022, estimated cost $12K, described as “Erect illuminated accessory business d/f monument ground sign-a, inside of property line, no change to use, egress or occupation”
- Alteration, filed Aug 17, 2022, estimated cost $500, described as “Erect non-illuminated accessory canopy sign-e on the existing canopy structure, non-flashing, non-advertising sign, no change in use, egress, or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Dec 10, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Herewith filing temporary underground pile sheeting/shoring work in conjunction with new building #321597250.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 10, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Herewith filing underground excavation for temporary pile sheeting/shoring, in conjunction with new building #321597250.”
- No Work, filed Oct 14, 2021
- No Work, filed Oct 14, 2021
- Alteration, filed Aug 18, 2021, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of temporary system scaffold stair tower as per drawings. System scaffold stair tower shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 24, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed during NB construction, filed separately. Shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Shed legs shall be installed on rdwy. Dot…”
- Alteration, filed Mar 15, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Herewith filing for interior fit out of warehouse and officespace. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 5, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Herewith filing Structural modifications for interior fit out. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 25, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Herewith filing plumbing modifications to existing system. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 25, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Herewith filing Mechanical work for interior fit out. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 25, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Herewith filing sprinkler modifications to existing system. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 14, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of plywood fence as per drawings. Plywood fence shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 12, 2019, estimated cost $3K, described as “Herewith filing for new fuel oil storage in conjunction with new building application 321597250”
- Alteration, filed Nov 12, 2019, estimated cost $3K, described as “Temporary construction fence in conjunction with NB 321597250”
- Alteration, filed Sep 20, 2019, estimated cost $3K, described as “New mechanical system in conjunction with new building”
8 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map.
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $17,289,900
- 2026–27 tax
- $1,531,172
- Market value (city estimate)
- $38,422,000
- Taxable value
- $14,114,790
- Assessed land
- $2,509,650
- Assessed improvements
- $14,780,250
Zoning
M3-1: floor area ratio 0.23 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.
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
- Dec 11, 2024: $156,250,000
- Jan 29, 2021: $78,000,000
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…
- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 2016-4299-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Nov 4, 2016, decided Sep 12, 2017. Special Permit (§73-44) to permit the reduction of required accessory off-street parking spaces for a UG 6B office use (PRC-B1). M3-1 zoning district.
- 280 Richards Street Waterfront (Authorization) (City Planning P2016K0087): Completed, decided Jul 2, 2018. This is a private application by Thor 280 Richards Street LLC requesting Zoning Authorizations pursuant to ZR 62-822(a) and ZR 62-822(b), to modify waterfront public access area requirements, to facilitate a 5-story, approximately 638,000…
- 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
In the news
Construction Begins at Future Amazon Warehouse on the Red Hook Waterfront, Brownstoner, Jun 7, 2021.