8 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn

Name: 8 Howard Avenue
Address: 8 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, US

Religious · built c. 1931 · Block 1481, Lot 39.

Building permits

New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Mar 31, 2026, 55 units, 11 stories, early work permitted while the building plans are in review, described as “Proposes 11 story and cellar residential use building”
Alteration, filed Sep 11, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing to protect neighbor during minor facade repair work. This system is a site specific engineered enclosure system subject to the requirements of bc 3309.17. No change in use, egress, or occupancy”
Alteration, filed Aug 23, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
Alteration, filed Aug 22, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
Alteration, filed Jan 5, 2026, estimated cost $808K, described as “Conversion of an existing commercial use building into mixed use building, 9 dwelling units.”
Alteration, filed Aug 9, 2018, estimated cost $2K, described as “Install construction fence filing in conjunction with application# 321813490. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

C4-4L: floor area ratio 2.06 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

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

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

2 Howard Avenue Rezoning (City Planning P2016K0311): Completed, decided Jul 1, 2019. This is a private application for zoning map and text amendments to facilitate the development of a new 6-story, 36,000 sq. ft., mixed-use building containing 30 dwelling units and ground floor retail at 2 Howard Avenue in Brooklyn, by…