# 819 Grand Street, Brooklyn

Commercial · built c. 1924 · Block 2922, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3029220001/819-grand-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Sep 2, 2025, 187 units, 14 stories, described as “HUB Consultation 6/6/22. New 14 story, mixed use building as shown on plans filed herewith.”
- Alteration, filed May 20, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary construction fence as per approved drawings.”
- Demolition, filed Dec 8, 2025, estimated cost $640K, described as “Full demolition of two story structure, with mezzanine and cellar, and will be using hand held and mechanical means to assist from within from grade.”
- Alteration, filed May 26, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “Replace low pressure gas boiler”
- Alteration, filed Oct 25, 2019
- Alteration, filed Oct 25, 2019, estimated cost $5K, described as “Replacement of existing gas hot water heater in the cellar with new and register gas burner for boiler being filed under B00236115. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 10, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install temporary construction fence herewith plans. No change in use, exits or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,228,950
- 2026–27 tax: $130,173
- Market value (city estimate): $2,731,000
- Taxable value: $1,199,970
- Assessed land: $172,800
- Assessed improvements: $1,056,150

## Zoning

R7X: floor area ratio 0.85 built, 5.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Nov 16, 2021: $6,197,000
- Dec 22, 2016: $5,863,222

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

- Jennings Hall Expansion (City Planning 2021K0449): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Completed, filed Mar 6, 2023, decided Mar 19, 2024. A Zoning Map Amendment from R6B, R7A, and R7A/C2-4 to R7A, R7X, and R7X/C2-4 and a Zoning Text Amendment to include a new Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) Area to facilitate a new 14-story, 136,574 zoning square foot mixed-use…

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