# 144 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn

Commercial · built c. 1898 · Block 2563, Lot 37.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3025630037/144-greenpoint-avenue

More construction in Greenpoint: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/greenpoint.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 6, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed partial demolition for an existing two (2) story + cellar building; filed in conjunction with Alt-CO NB application, job number: B00651015-I1.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 28, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Foundation / Earthwork work-types filed subsequent to Alt-CO NB application; job number: B00651015-I1.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 27, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Support of Excavation work-type filed in conjunction with Alt-CO NB application; job number: B00651015-I1.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 10, 2026, estimated cost $8K, described as “Proposed installation of pipe scaffold for remedial repairs as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 3, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed for remedial repairs as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Live load 300 per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2022 code.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 3, 2025, estimated cost $8K, described as “Proposed installation of pipe scaffold for remedial repairs as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 3, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed for remedial repairs as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Live load 300 per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2022 code.”
- Alteration, filed May 7, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Sprinkler application hereby filed to demolish the existing sprinkler system.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 30, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of construction fence as per plan, no change in use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Jan 21, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Foundation - Underpinning application filed in conjunction with Alt-CO NB; job number: B00651015-I1.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 15, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Structural application filed in conjunction with Alt-CO NB; job number: B00651015-I1.”
- Major Renovation — Non-residential, filed Jan 14, 2022, estimated cost $1.6M, 4 stories, described as “Renovation and addition to existing landmarked building as per plans filed herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 15, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Removal of all HVAC and associated duct as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 15, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Removal of plumbing fixtures as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 29, 2021, estimated cost $115K, described as “Removal of interior non-load bearing partitions as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,307,700
- 2026–27 tax: $120,526
- Market value (city estimate): $2,906,000
- Taxable value: $1,111,040
- Assessed land: $136,800
- Assessed improvements: $1,170,900

## Zoning

C4-3A: floor area ratio 1.89 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jan 23, 2025: $8,925,000
- Jul 8, 2021: $6,250,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## Landmarks

Part of Greenpoint Historic District (Historic District). 15 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

## In the news

[144–150 Greenpoint Avenue Set for Vertical Expansion in Greenpoint, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/11/144-150-greenpoint-avenue-set-for-vertical-expansion-in-greenpoint-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Nov 11, 2025.

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