32 Gem Street, Brooklyn
Industrial · built c. 1920 · Block 2615, Lot 50.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jan 31, 2025, estimated cost $49K, described as “General Construction and structural work to repair Facade indicated on drawings filed herewith. No change in Use Egress or Occupancy under this application”
- Alteration, filed Nov 29, 2023, estimated cost $24K, described as “Installation of new sprinkler heads off of the existing sprinkler system.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $1,110,150
- 2026–27 tax
- $104,437
- Market value (city estimate)
- $2,467,000
- Taxable value
- $962,730
- Assessed land
- $184,500
- Assessed improvements
- $925,650
Zoning
M1-5: floor area ratio 1.71 built, 5.00 allowed by base zoning.
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 X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year.
Board and land use applications
- Acme Smoked Fish / Gem Street Rezoning (City Planning P2018K0297): Zoning map change, Special permit, Completed, decided Oct 12, 2021. This is a private application by RP Inlet, LLC requesting a zoning map amendment and special permit to facilitate a new mixed-use commercial/industrial building at 30 Gem Street in Greenpoint, Community District 1, Brooklyn.
In the news
Mixed-Use Development at Greenpoint’s Acme Fish Receives Tempered Community Board Approval, Brownstoner, Dec 10, 2020.