28 Roebling Street, Brooklyn
Apartment building · 30 units · built c. 1910 · Block 2306, Lot 18.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jun 7, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Plumbing work for optical store at basement ; no change to use, egress oroccupancy”
- Alteration, filed Jun 7, 2022, estimated cost $126K, described as “Interior renovations for optical store at basement ; no change to use,egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed May 17, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed in accordance with nycc 2014 chapter 33. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $5,368,050
- 2026–27 tax
- $483,931
- Market value (city estimate)
- $11,929,000
- Taxable value
- $3,890,430
- Assessed land
- $306,450
- Assessed improvements
- $5,061,600
Zoning
M1-2/R6A: floor area ratio 5.72 built, above the 3.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
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 X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year.
Board and land use applications
- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 157-04-BZ): Variance or special permit, Withdrawn, filed Apr 13, 2004, decided Aug 2, 2005. Variance (§72-21) proposed conversion of an existing four story and basement former manufacturing building, to residential use, Use Group 2, located in an M1-2 zoning district, is contrary to Z.R. §42-10.
In the news
The Feather Lofts Completes Construction at 28 Roebling Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York YIMBY, Feb 27, 2023.