# 47 Hall Street, Brooklyn

Commercial · built c. 1912 · Block 1876, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018760001/33-hall-street

More construction in Brooklyn Navy Yard: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/brooklyn-navy-yard.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Aug 24, 2026, 425 units, 13 stories, described as “Proposed thirteen (13) story mixed-use building.”
- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Aug 24, 2026, 84 units, 15 stories, described as “Proposed fifteen (15) story mixed-use building.”
- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Aug 24, 2026, 84 units, 15 stories, described as “Proposed fifteen (15) story mixed-use building.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 21, 2026, estimated cost $35K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 21, 2026, estimated cost $7K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 21, 2026, estimated cost $7K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 21, 2026, estimated cost $7K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 21, 2026, estimated cost $18K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 21, 2026, estimated cost $7K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 21, 2026, estimated cost $7K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 18, 2026, estimated cost $45K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 30, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of 8'-0" high construction fence for protection during construction.”
- Demolition, filed May 13, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full demolition of a three (3) story building with basement.”
- Demolition, filed May 13, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full demolition of a five (5) story building with basement.”
- Demolition, filed May 13, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full demolition of a five (5) story building with building.”
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Mar 27, 2026, estimated cost $30.0M, 89 units added, 8 stories, described as “Building "b" existing eight(8) story office building conversion to residential”
- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2026, estimated cost $1.5M, described as “Convert existing commercial use to residential on 1ST floor. No change to other floor.”
- Demolition, filed Mar 24, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full demolition of a one (1) story building.”
- Demolition, filed Mar 17, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full demolition of a one (1) story building with cellar.”
- Demolition, filed Mar 17, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full demolition of a five (5) -story building with cellar.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 16, 2025, estimated cost $44K, described as “Minor structural work at sidewalk vault and cellar level as per plans; no change to egress, use, or occupancy.”
- No Work, filed Jan 10, 2024, described as “Dining on the 1st floor of building C for 175 people.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 1, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of (3) new Gas boilers in the basement of Building G. This is a HERRC project.”
- No Work, filed Nov 21, 2023, described as “Dining on the first floor of building F for 125 People.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 20, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Construction modifications taking place in the basement, 1st - 8th floors as indicated on the drawings. Work taking place in Structures F & G. This is a HERRC project.”

29 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018760001/33-hall-street.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $59,008,500
- 2026–27 tax: $2,898,501
- Market value (city estimate): $131,130,000
- Taxable value: $50,368,860
- Assessed land: $3,840,750
- Assessed improvements: $55,167,750

## Tax breaks

- ICAP abatement, through Jun 30, 2036, a $2,565,513 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

M1-6A/R8 (part of the lot is M1-5): floor area ratio 4.89 built, 8.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Apr 28, 2026: $121,350,000, 555,920 sq ft ($218 per sq ft)
- Mar 4, 2016: $161,000,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- 47 Hall Street Rezoning (City Planning 2024K0211): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Completed, filed Aug 16, 2024, decided Aug 14, 2025. A private application for a zoning map amendment (M1-2 to M1-6A/R8 and M1-5 districts) and a zoning text amendment to facilitate an approximately 816,000-sf mixed-use development, including approximately 285,000 sf of commercial space and…

## In the news

[Brooklyn to Lose More of Industrial Past With Demo of Historic Linotype Buildings](https://www.brownstoner.com/development/brooklyn-industrial-linotype-47-hall-street-demolition-apartments/), Brownstoner, Sep 1, 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
