291 Grand Street, Brooklyn
Two-family with store · built c. 1910 · Block 2383, Lot 32.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jan 14, 2025, estimated cost $9K, described as “Installation of temporary plywood fence as per plans during construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Fence shall comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2022.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 1, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 1, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 13, 2024, estimated cost $20K, described as “Plumbing underground/below-slab piping and fixture installation only. Install below cellar slab piping and floor drains per plans. Install storm detention tank in cellar. Above slab plumbing filed under separate plumbing application…”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Apr 4, 2024, estimated cost $1.8M, 1 unit in all, 4 stories, described as “Renovate and enlarge existing mixed use building, for 1ST floor commercial with 1 family dwelling unit above. Rear horizontal enlargements at 1ST-3RD floors. New 4TH floor. Demo and construct partitions, doors, cabinetry. New stairs.…”
- Alteration, filed Feb 16, 2024, estimated cost $57K, described as “Interior non-structural demolition. Remove existing sheetrock from interior partitions and ceilings. Existing framing and stair to remain. No change to use, egress or occupancy. General construction filed separately.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 18, 2024, estimated cost $68K, described as “Remove existing cellar slab. Excavate and construct new cellar slab on grade. Construct new concrete curb at perimteter of foundation walls. No underpinning required. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $163,380
- 2026–27 tax
- $5,699
- Market value (city estimate)
- $2,723,000
- Taxable value
- $28,718
- Assessed land
- $14,280
- Assessed improvements
- $149,100
Zoning
R6B: floor area ratio 1.40 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Feb 28, 2023: $3,000,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.