42 West Street, Brooklyn
Commercial · built c. 1931 · Block 2568, Lot 1.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jul 18, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a temporarily 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.”
- No Work, filed Jun 15, 2023
- No Work, filed Nov 1, 2022
- Alteration, filed Aug 12, 2022, estimated cost $138K, described as “Convert existing trade exposition to health and fitness establishment ug 9. Minor work to include additional mezzanine all as indicated on plan. New certificate of occupancy to be obtained.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 20, 2022, estimated cost $26K, described as “Install two (2) new sinks and remove restroom fixtures in the previous retail areas in conjunction with application # B00773488.”
- No Work, filed Aug 3, 2021, described as “The bar convent brooklyn is a business trade show for the beverage industry. The event is for two consecutive days. A temporary tent installed on the lot of the expo center will be used in conjunction with the event.”
- No Work, filed Oct 18, 2019, described as “A conference for women's career with food and beverage”
- No Work, filed Sep 23, 2019, described as “Cooking industry convention with lectures, demonstrations, food tasting, wine tasting, wine pairing.”
- No Work, filed May 31, 2019, described as “The brooklyn bar convent is a business to business event open to the trade for qualified bar and beverage professionals only.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $9,779,400
- 2026–27 tax
- $923,111
- Market value (city estimate)
- $21,732,000
- Taxable value
- $8,509,500
- Assessed land
- $3,613,950
- Assessed improvements
- $6,165,450
Zoning
M1-2/R6A (part of the lot is M1-2/R6B): floor area ratio 1.13 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.