New construction in Brooklyn Heights
Since March 2021, builders in Brooklyn Heights have filed applications for 2 apartment buildings, 1 house and 5 major renovations, adding 259 units. 1 of the 3 new buildings has been approved so far, and 1 more has permits for early work. The latest was filed on Mar 30, 2026.
- Units
- 259
- Apartment buildings
- 2
- Houses
- 1
- Major renovations
- 5
- Tallest
- 51 stories
Largest projects
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205 Montague Street 136 units 51 stories · filed Mar 18, 2024 Photo via New York YIMBY: Demolition Complete for 47-Story Skyscraper at 205 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights -
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176 Remsen Street 42 units 23 stories · filed Sep 23, 2024 Photo via New York YIMBY: Demolition Complete for Four-Building Complex at 158–176 Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
In the news
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Demolition Complete for 47-Story Skyscraper at 205 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights New York YIMBY · Jun 29, 2026
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Demolition Prep Underway for 47-Story Skyscraper at 205 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights New York YIMBY · Apr 9, 2026 -
Demolition Complete for Four-Building Complex at 158–176 Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn New York YIMBY · Nov 19, 2025
All filings
20261 filing
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Apartment building 75 units 14 stories
20251 filing
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Enlargement 5 units added 5 stories
20244 filings
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Major renovation 2 units in all 5 stories
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Major renovation 6 units in all 5 stories
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Conversion 42 units added 23 stories
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Apartment building 136 units 51 stories
20231 filing
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House 1 unit 4 stories
20221 filing
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Major renovation 1 unit in all 3 stories
Nearby neighborhoods
- Downtown Brooklyn 3,936 units · 26 projects 0.5 mi southeast
- Cobble Hill 4 units · 4 projects 0.7 mi south
- Boerum Hill 839 units · 25 projects 0.8 mi southeast
- Carroll Gardens 122 units · 30 projects 0.8 mi south
- Dumbo 454 units · 4 projects 0.9 mi northeast
- Fort Greene 3,181 units · 35 projects 1 mi east
- Gowanus 9,630 units · 96 projects 1 mi south
- Seaport 1,541 units · 6 projects 1 mi northwest
How Brooklyn Heights ranks
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Brooklyn neighborhoods 35th of 50 for units
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New York City neighborhoods 106th of 210 for units
New-building and major-renovation filings with three or more units, three or more stories, or 5,000 square feet of work, from the Department of Buildings’ DOB NOW records on NYC Open Data. Neighborhoods follow the Department of Finance’s neighborhood for each tax block. Methodology