285 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 15 units · built c. 1930 · Block 2353, Lot 26.

Building permits

Alteration, filed Jun 14, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
Alteration, filed Jun 14, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
Alteration, filed Jun 12, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
Alteration, filed Jun 12, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Sep 8, 2023, estimated cost $940K, 7 units added, 4 stories, described as “Application filed herewith to convert existing two story building into a four story + mezzanine and penthouse mixed use building”
Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Sep 8, 2023, estimated cost $1.9M, 10 units added, 4 stories, described as “Application filed herewith to vertically enlarge existing two story commerical building into a four story & mezzanines + penthouse mixed use builing”

M1-2/R6A: floor area ratio 3.27 built, above the 3.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

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

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