# 196 Willoughby Street, Brooklyn

Condominium · 476 units · built 2019 · Block 2085, Lot 7502.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3020857502/196-willoughby-street

More construction in Fort Greene: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/fort-greene.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Feb 3, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary outrigger beam on 11th and 12th floor to facilitate broken window replacement on 9th floor. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 23, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary outrigger beam on 11th and 12th floor to facilitate broken window replacement on 9th floor. No change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 19, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary betamax material hoist per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building code chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 11, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Application for the installation and use of material hoist as per plans filed here in. No change in egress, use or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 26, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Filing for temporary installation of a trolley beam on the 11th & 12th floor to replace a broken window on the 10th floor. No changes in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 9, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing for temporary use permit for a temporary leasing office on the 12th floor, model units on the 11th, 12th and 13th floors and temporary construction on the 1st floor.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 19, 2021, estimated cost $10K, described as “Temporary installation of supported pipe scaffold as shown on plans. Shall comply with BSA-362-44-sm, ll-33/91, chap 33, section 33 of 2014 NYC DOB bc & tppn # 9/99. No change in egress, occupancy or use associated with this permit.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 14, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Use of existing window washing and Davit equipment for facade cleaning and installations. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 30, 2020, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of temporary chainlink fence as per drawings. Fence shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 9, 2020, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 18, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install 4 gas fired boilers on 34th floor in conjunction with NB #320910323.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 5, 2020, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed during NB construction, filed separately. Sidewalk shed shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bldg code. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this app. Shed shall be installed on rdwy. Dot…”
- Alteration, filed Jan 31, 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 Oct 31, 2019, estimated cost $230K, described as “Temporary scaffolding to support 3RD floor proposed slab. In conjunction with NB application 320910323.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 1, 2019, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 5, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Curb cut”
- Alteration, filed May 31, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Erect temporary construction fence on Willoughby Street (approximately 336 feet), Ashland Place (approximately 283 feet) and within the lot as per plans. Fence in conjunction with New Building #320910323 and New Building #320910314.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $48,058,650
- 2026–27 tax: $69,870
- Market value (city estimate): $106,797,000
- Taxable value: $561,700
- Assessed land: $2,073,600
- Assessed improvements: $45,985,050
- Condo units with their own tax lots: 2

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2057, about $5,908,146 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 12.88 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- Proposed Extension of the Downtown Brooklyn BID (City Planning 2027K0210): Business improvement district, In Public Review. An action to facilitate a merger of 2 Business Improvement Districts (BID) and 1 Special Assessment District (SAD). The merger of the MetroTech Area BID, Court-Livingston-Schermerhorn BID and Fulton Mall SAD in Downtown Brooklyn, Community…

## In the news

[The Willoughby Celebrates Grand Opening at 196 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/06/the-willoughby-celebrates-grand-opening-at-196-willoughby-street-in-downtown-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Jun 12, 2022.

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