# 278 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn

Commercial · built 2000 · Block 2580, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3025800001/278-greenpoint-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 14, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 7, 2023, estimated cost $287K, described as “Propose to install fire sprinkler and standpipe in new building being constructed under BIS application #321183642 as per plans and applications submitted herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 7, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 16, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 4, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary light duty pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 8, 2022, estimated cost $200K, described as “Propose to provide heating, cooling and ventilating systems for building being constructed under BIS application #321183642.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 14, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,869,650
- 2026–27 tax: $311,300
- Market value (city estimate): $6,377,000
- Taxable value: $2,869,650
- Assessed land: $819,450
- Assessed improvements: $2,050,200

## Zoning

M1-1: floor area ratio 1.00 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 10 ft (NAVD88).

## In the news

[Work Resumes on 305 Calyer Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/08/work-resumes-on-305-calyer-street-in-greenpoint-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Aug 19, 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