639 Grand Street, Brooklyn
Commercial · built c. 1920 · Block 2781, Lot 36.
Building permits
- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Aug 15, 2025, 69 units, 11 stories, described as “Eleven-storey mixed use building with 69 dwelling units & fresh food at the first floor”
- Alteration, filed Oct 15, 2026, estimated cost $11K, described as “Fresh food store fit-out. No change to use, bulk, occupancy, or egress under this application”
- Alteration, filed Sep 16, 2026, described as “Suspended Scaffold Installation for Facade Restoration and Inspection”
- Alteration, filed May 21, 2026, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary personnel material hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 13, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary pipe & system scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 13, 2026, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 13, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 3, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 1, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Proposed to cut, cap and demolish sprinkler system in conjunction with full demo job # B01208841. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Jun 20, 2025, estimated cost $70K, described as “Full demolition to a one story building”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $1,223,100
- 2026–27 tax
- $78,350
- Market value (city estimate)
- $2,718,000
- Taxable value
- $722,250
- Assessed land
- $298,800
- Assessed improvements
- $924,300
Zoning
C4-4A: floor area ratio 1.06 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Jan 7, 2026: $12,500,018, 9,496 sq ft ($1,316 per sq ft)
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- 639 Grand Street FRESH Cert (City Planning 2025K0355): Certification, Completed, filed Dec 26, 2025, decided May 21, 2026. A FRESH Certification to facilitate a new mixed use eleven-story, 53,000 square-foot development with 66 units and approximately 7,900 square feet of floor area for a FRESH food store, is being sought by a private applicant at 639 Grand…
In the news
Permits Filed for 641 Grand Street in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York YIMBY, Nov 19, 2025.