81 Beaver Street, Brooklyn
Apartment building · 31 units · built c. 1931 · Block 3135, Lot 27.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Feb 5, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of supported scaffolding in accordance with nycc 2022 chapter 33 buliding code. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 20, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Temporary Standpipe as shown on plans filed herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 24, 2025, estimated cost $630K, described as “The plans enclosed depict the extent, sequence, means and methods for the proposed partial demolition of the 4 story building located at 81 beaver street, borough of brooklyn, ny 11206”
- Alteration, filed Oct 28, 2024, estimated cost $48K, described as “Installation of new VERIZON site on the roof. Install 6 antennas, 12 RRH units and 2 GPS antennas and 4 equipment cabinets. Related conduits through 1-4th floor and service connection in the cellar.”
- No Work, filed Mar 1, 2024, described as “Filming for OSPREY212”
- Alteration, filed Feb 8, 2024, estimated cost $45K, described as “Application filed for Foundation and Underpinning work in conjunction with ALT-1 change of use/occupancy application. Proposed excavation is for new elevator pits in the sub cellars and ground floor.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 19, 2023, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 19, 2023, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 20, 2023, estimated cost $108K, described as “Foundation work in conjunction with Alt-1 # 321595467.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 1, 2023, estimated cost $45K, described as “Soe work related to interior/exterior enlargement and conversion of existing UG18 brewery to residential/commercial assembly, use/occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 7, 2020, estimated cost $2.0M, described as “Application filed for plumbing and sprinkler work in conjunction with alteration-1 321595467.standpipe filed separately under application # B00347086.”
- Alteration, filed May 7, 2020, estimated cost $150K, described as “StandPipe application”
- Alteration, filed Mar 20, 2020, estimated cost $750K, described as “Application filed for structural and framing work in conjunction with alt-1 change of use/occupancy, vertical enlargement, and interior/exterior renovation”
- Alteration, filed Feb 18, 2020, estimated cost $500K, described as “Application for mechanical (HVAC) work in conjunction with alteration-1 change of use/occupancy, vertical enlargement, and interior/exterior renovation.”
- No Work, filed Jun 11, 2019, described as “A free public art exhibition on the ground floor of the existing building at 81 Beaver Street, Brooklyn. The artwork will be featured throughout the spaces of the ground floor. The number of attendees in the building will not exceed 100…”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $777,600
- 2026–27 tax
- $96,726
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,728,000
- Taxable value
- $777,600
- Assessed land
- $94,500
- Assessed improvements
- $683,100
Zoning
M1-1: floor area ratio 5.35 built, above the 1.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Apr 2, 2025: $15,445,000
- Aug 30, 2024: $55,000
- Sep 17, 2018: $14,000,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Landmarks
Part of William Ulmer Brewery (Individual Landmark). 16 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.
Board and land use applications
- Change to an earlier grant (Board of Standards and Appeals 2021-15-BZII): Change to an earlier grant, Granted, filed Aug 6, 2026, decided Oct 5, 2026. Extension of Time to Complete Construction of a previously approved Variance (§72-21) to permit the residential conversion of an existing manufacturing building which expired March 28, 2026, Waiver of the Board’s Rules of Practice and…
- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 2021-15-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Feb 22, 2021, decided Mar 28, 2022. Variance (§72-21) to permit the residential conversion of an existing manufacturing building contrary to §ZR 42-10. M1-1 district.
- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 61-02-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Feb 19, 2002, decided Sep 10, 2002. Variance (§72-21) to permit proposed conversion of a portion of the second floor and the entirety of the third and fourth floors of an existing four-story manufacturing building, into sixteen residential units, located in an M1-1 zoning…
- WILLIAM ULMER BREWERY (City Planning P2010K0223): Completed, decided Aug 27, 2010. The Landmarks Preservation Commission is requesting a report from the City Planning Commission on the landmark designation of the William Ulmer Brewery (LP-2363) in Brooklyn, Community District 4.
- Bushwick Neighborhood Plan (City Planning 2019K0199): Completed. This is an application for a 300-block section of Bushwick, Brooklyn, Community District 4 to create a thriving and inclusive Bushwick through preservation and creation of affordable housing, targeted investments in neighborhood…
In the news
Renderings Released For William Ulmer Brewery Conversion at 81 Beaver Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York YIMBY, Dec 9, 2024.