# 680 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 25 units · built 2025 · Block 2737, Lot 5.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3027370005/680-lorimer-street

More construction in East Williamsburg: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/east-williamsburg.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 26, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary suspended scaffolds per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building code chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 22, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of engineered enclosure system as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed May 20, 2026, estimated cost $25K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beams as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2022 code. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 13, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Temporary Standpipe work type hereby filed in conjunction with NB application #3321588091”
- Alteration, filed May 7, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Standpipe application work type hereby filed in conjunction with NB application #3321588091”
- Alteration, filed May 6, 2026, estimated cost $21K, described as “Equipment use: single 6000 # capacity personnel hoist during NB const, filed sep. Hoist shall comply with ch #33 of the NYC bc. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application. Elevator application submitted separately”
- Alteration, filed Apr 17, 2026, estimated cost $45K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 16, 2026, estimated cost $25K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 16, 2026, estimated cost $11K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 26, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Mechanical worktype hereby filed in conjunction with the NB application: 321588091-01.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 2, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Structural work type hereby filed in conjunction with NB job number: 321588091”
- Alteration, filed Jan 25, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 3, 2024, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 19, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Foundation application hereby filed in conjunction with NB application: 321588091”
- Alteration, filed Oct 19, 2020, estimated cost $2K, described as “Plumbing and sprinkler work filed in conjunction with NB application #321588091”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $52,650
- 2026–27 tax: $5,340
- Market value (city estimate): $117,000
- Taxable value: $42,930
- Assessed land: $52,650

## Zoning

M1-2/R6: floor area ratio 10.93 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Feb 20, 2026: $8,365,275, 27,324 sq ft, sold with other lots
- May 19, 2021: $1,830,000

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

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 680 Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/01/permits-filed-for-680-lorimer-street-in-williamsburg-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Jan 30, 2020.

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