# 228 Berry Street, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 50 units · built 2022 · Block 2379, Lot 24.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3023790024/236-berry-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Large Residential, filed Oct 28, 2021, estimated cost $3.0M, 50 units, 8 stories, described as “New residential (50 units) and commercial development”
- Alteration, filed May 1, 2025, estimated cost $30K, described as “Install new mechanical exhaust system for existing nail store as per plan;no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 29, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of an illuminated business accessory sign. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 28, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of an illuminated business accessory sign. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 27, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2022 code. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 25, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Temporary pump-jack scaffold in open space”
- Alteration, filed Apr 11, 2022, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 13, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300psf sidewalk shed, and roof protection as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 13, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300psf sidewalk shed, and roof protection as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 6, 2021, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence no change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 5, 2021, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence no change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 5, 2021, described as “Proposed construction fence no change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $6,741,450
- 2026–27 tax: $55,976
- Market value (city estimate): $14,981,000
- Taxable value: $450,000
- Assessed land: $453,150
- Assessed improvements: $6,288,300

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2059, about $782,593 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

M1-2/R6A (part of the lot is R6A): floor area ratio 6.70 built, above the 3.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Nov 15, 2021: $13,750,000, sold with other lots

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Housing Lottery Launches for 236 Berry Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/02/housing-lottery-launches-for-236-berry-street-in-williamsburg-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Feb 8, 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