# 166 North 12th Street, Brooklyn

Industrial · 2 units · built c. 1910 · Block 2290, Lot 15.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3022900015/166-north-12-street

More construction in Williamsburg: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/williamsburg.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Non-residential, filed Apr 26, 2024, 5 stories, described as “New 5 story + cellar building. Non-profit with sleeping accomidation (zonign use group iii). This application is filed to obtain objections in order to proceed with BSA variance permit for non compliant rear yard and lot coverage.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 24, 2025, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 24, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of engineered enclosure system as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2022 code. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Nov 26, 2024, estimated cost $150K, described as “Full demolition of two story structure using hand held”
- Alteration, filed Nov 10, 2022, estimated cost $13K, described as “Installation of temporary scaffold-shoring system as shown on drawings.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 12, 2022, estimated cost $100K, described as “Application being filed for the interior renovation of the 1st and 2nd floors as per plans filed herewith. Work to include removal of non-load bearing interior partitions, doors, millwork, and light fixtures. No change in use, egress, or…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $450,450
- 2026–27 tax: $45,262
- Market value (city estimate): $1,001,000
- Taxable value: $417,240
- Assessed land: $90,000
- Assessed improvements: $360,450

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 1.80 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 16, 2022: $8,100,000

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

- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 2024-31-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Jun 12, 2024, decided May 19, 2025. Variance (§72-21) to permit a (UG 3A) non-profit institution contrary to underlying bulk regulations. R6A zoning district.

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 166 North 12th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/04/permits-filed-for-166-north-12th-street-in-williamsburg-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Apr 29, 2024.

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