69 Quay Street, Brooklyn
Apartment building · 132 units · built 2025 · Block 2589, Lot 1.
Building permits
- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Jun 16, 2022, 132 units, 11 stories, described as “Proposed eleven (11) story + cellar mixed use building.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 14, 2026, estimated cost $940K, described as “Alteration type 1 for interior renovation and change of use from group m to group e (cellar) and group i-4 (first floor). Work includes new partitions, doors, and lighting. No structural or exterior work proposed”
- Alteration, filed Aug 9, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of 7100 lb single car personnel/material hoist as per plans during construction. Hoist shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 19, 2024, estimated cost $25K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffolding and heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Temporary equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 2, 2024, estimated cost $12K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beams as per plans. Needle beams shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 6, 2024, estimated cost $18K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection over adjacent properties as per plans. Roof protection shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 20, 2023, estimated cost $25K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffolding and heavy duty sidewalk shed, and roof protection as per plans. Temporary equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 28, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install an 8'-0" high temporary construction fence in conjunction with new building application #B00591681.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 16, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Foundation work hereby filed in conjunction with NB B00591681”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $11,691,450
- 2026–27 tax
- $96,233
- Market value (city estimate)
- $25,981,000
- Taxable value
- $11,499,840
- Assessed land
- $482,850
- Assessed improvements
- $11,208,600
Zoning
M1-4/R7D: floor area ratio 7.31 built, above the 4.66 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 10 ft (NGVD29). FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 11 ft (NAVD88).
Recent sales
- Jul 14, 2016: $16,000,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- 79 Quay Street Rezoning (City Planning 2019K0442): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Completed, filed Nov 20, 2020, decided Dec 21, 2021. A zoning map amendment (M1-2/R6A [MX-8] to M1-4/R7D [MX-8]) and text amendment (123-00 and Appendix F), to facilitate a new nine-story residential and commercial building (approximately 92,1000 sf and 86 DUs), are sought by private…
In the news
Serén Completes Construction At 16 West Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York YIMBY, Aug 24, 2025.