# 639 Grand Street, Brooklyn

Commercial · built c. 1920 · Block 2781, Lot 36.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3027810036/643-grand-street

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

## 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.

## 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.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## 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](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/11/permits-filed-for-641-grand-street-in-east-williamsburg-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Nov 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