Office building · Gowanus, Brooklyn

1 2nd Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11215

1 2nd Avenue is a 3-floor office building in Gowanus, Brooklyn, built in 1957, with about 47,000 square feet of office space according to city records.

Also at 1-25 2nd Avenue.

Office space: 47K SF
Floors: 3
Year built: 1957
Zoning: M2-1

Office space next to its nearest neighbors

168 7th Street3 min walk73K SF
1 2nd AvenueThis building47K SF
160 7th Street3 min walk39K SF

The 6th largest of the 8 office buildings we track in Gowanus. Compare it with 6 neighbors

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Compared with its neighbors

How 1 2nd Avenue compares

Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 6 minute walk, 1 2nd Avenue ranks 5th of 7 by office floor area. It went up in 1957; the median neighbor dates from 1922. Its estimated property tax, about $7.60 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is below the neighbors' median of $8.14.

1 2nd Avenue and the 6 nearest large office buildings: size, floors, year built, estimated property tax per square foot and last sale
Building	Office space	Floors	Built	Tax / SF	Last sale
1 2nd AvenueThis building	47K SF	3	1957	$7.60	n/a
160 7th Street3 min walk	39K SF	4	1920	$2.14	n/a
168 7th Street3 min walk	73K SF	3	1910	$4.93	Jul 2013, $15.3M
361 3rd Avenue3 min walk	43K SF	3	1884	$7.10	n/a
78 3rd Street4 min walk	68K SF	4	1968	$14.84	Sep 2024, $29.5M
124 9th Street5 min walk	100K SF	4	1925	$9.17	n/a
230 Huntington Street6 min walk	50K SF	6	2023	$12.06	n/a

The 6th largest of the 8 office buildings we track in Gowanus: see the full list

Sources: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2 for size, floors and year built; NYC Department of Finance 2026/27 roll for tax (taxable value times the class rate, before abatements, over the whole floor area); ACRIS for the last deed that moved the whole lot for a real price (a price for several lots is their combined price; condominiums sell by the unit and show n/a). Large means at least 35,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.

NYC tax lot records

Building facts

Other address: 1-25 2nd Avenue
ZIP code: 11215
Building type: Office building (city class O2)
Total floor area: 61,307 SF
Commercial floor area: 61,307 SF
Office: 47,102 SF
Height: 3 floors
Average floor: About 20,400 SF (floor area divided by floors)
Year built: 1957
Last major alteration: 2013
Lot area: 31,000 SF
Zoning district: M2-1
Built FAR: 1.98
Max commercial FAR: 2
Tax lot (BBL): 3009790031

Nearest subway

Smith-9 Sts6 min walk · Not accessible
4 Av-9 St6 min walk · Not accessible
Carroll St8 min walk · Not accessible

Nearby large buildings

163 6th Street76K SF industrial and storage · 5 floors · 1 min walk
22 2nd Avenue39K SF industrial and storage · 1 floor · 1 min walk
212 3rd Street55K SF retail · 1 floor · 2 min walk
48 2nd Avenue72K SF industrial and storage · 2 floors · 2 min walk
98 4th Street36K SF industrial and storage · 3 floors · 3 min walk
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Central Power Station Engine House, 322 Third Avenue160K SF industrial and storage · 6 floors · 3 min walk
56 2nd Avenue354K SF industrial and storage · 2 floors · 3 min walk
76 6th Street45K SF industrial and storage · 2 floors · 4 min walk

All 26 large industrial buildings on 2nd Avenue

Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-05; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; subway stations from the MTA Subway Stations dataset, pulled 2026-10-05. Floor areas are the city's estimates for the whole building, not available space. Walking times are straight-line estimates. How we build these pages. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

NYC Department of Finance records

Property tax and assessed value

For tax year 2026/27 the city values 1 2nd Avenue at $10.8 million and assesses it at $4.86 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $4.3 million; at the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists) that comes to about $466,095 a year before abatements, roughly $7.60 per square foot of floor area. Commercial leases here often pass a tenant's share of tax increases over a base year through as additional rent.

Tax class: Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
City market value: $10,804,000
Land market value: $558,000
Assessed value: $4,861,800
Taxable value (phased in): $4,296,600
Estimated yearly tax: About $466,095
Tax per SF of floor area: About $7.60

City market value by tax year

2022/23$8.65 million
2023/24$9.56 million
2024/25$9.81 million
2025/26$8.91 million
2026/27$10.8 million

Market value rose 25% from 2022/23 ($8.65 million) to 2026/27.

How Gowanus compares: property tax per SF across NYC neighborhoods Estimate this tax bill, or a tenant's share of it

Source: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data (2026/27 roll), pulled 2026-10-09; tax rate from the Department of Finance tax rates page, checked 2026-09-28. The estimate is the taxable value times the class rate. It leaves out abatements, payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements and charges, so the actual bill can differ.

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NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)

Energy use and emissions

1 2nd Avenue's 2024 Local Law 84 benchmarking filing got no ENERGY STAR score (the filing does not cover 12 full months of meter data), and Local Law 33 letter grades come from that score, so the filing does not yield an A to D grade.

ENERGY STAR score (2024): None given
Property type (Portfolio Manager): Office
Floor area in the filing: 61,307 SF

ENERGY STAR score by year

202267 (C)
202374 (B)

Source: NYC Department of Buildings and Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, NYC Building Energy and Water Data Disclosure for Local Law 84 (2024 filing), pulled 2026-10-09; grade cutoffs from the Department of Buildings energy grades page. Figures are as the owner filed them in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.

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Questions about 1 2nd Avenue

How big is 1 2nd Avenue?

1 2nd Avenue has about 61,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 47,000 square feet of office, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.

When was 1 2nd Avenue built?

City records list 1957 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 2013. The building is 3 floors tall.

What other addresses does 1 2nd Avenue have?

City records list 1-25 2nd Avenue on the same tax lot (BBL 3009790031) as 1 2nd Avenue. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.

What is the ZIP code of 1 2nd Avenue?

1 2nd Avenue is in ZIP code 11215, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 1 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215, in Gowanus.

What is the zoning at 1 2nd Avenue?

The lot is in the M2-1 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 1.98 and a maximum commercial FAR of 2 for this lot.

What subway station is closest to 1 2nd Avenue?

The closest subway station to 1 2nd Avenue is Smith-9 Sts (the F and G trains), about 0.3 miles away in a straight line, roughly 6 minutes on foot. Also nearby: 4 Av-9 St (the F, G and R trains), 6 min walk; Carroll St (the F and G trains), 8 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.

Does 1 2nd Avenue have an energy grade?

What are the property taxes at 1 2nd Avenue?

The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $4.3 million for 1 2nd Avenue. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $466,095 a year, roughly $7.60 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 3009790031 show the actual bill.

What is the assessed value of 1 2nd Avenue?

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 1 2nd Avenue at $10.8 million ($558,000 of it land) and its assessed value at $4.86 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 25% from 2022/23 ($8.65 million) to 2026/27.

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