Self-storage building · Canarsie, Brooklyn
1250 Rockaway Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11236
1250 Rockaway Avenue is a 2-floor self-storage building in Canarsie, Brooklyn, built in 1959, with about 147,000 square feet of industrial and storage space according to city records.
Also at 777 Ames Lane, 777 Ames Lane (rear), 9703-9711 Foster Avenue, 1200-1250 Rockaway Avenue and 2 more.
- Industrial and storage space
- 147K SF
- Floors
- 2
- Year built
- 1959
- Zoning
- M1-1
The 7th largest of the 16 industrial and storage buildings we track in Canarsie. Compare it with 6 neighbors
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Compared with its neighbors
How 1250 Rockaway Avenue compares
Next to the 6 nearest large industrial and storage buildings, all within a 5 minute walk, 1250 Rockaway Avenue ranks 5th of 7 by industrial and storage floor area. It went up in 1959; the median neighbor dates from 1971. Its estimated property tax, about $6.30 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is above the neighbors' median of $3.82.
| Building | Industrial and storage space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1250 Rockaway Avenue | 147K SF | 2 | 1959 | $6.30 |
| 9801 Avenue D | 151K SF | 1 | 1970 | $4.02 |
| 414 East 101st Street | 60K SF | 1 | 1947 | $3.62 |
| 1084 Rockaway Avenue | 79K SF | 2 | 2016 | $6.42 |
| 10110 Foster Avenue | 348K SF | 1 | 1972 | $3.39 |
| 10101 Foster Avenue | 303K SF | 2 | 1972 | $4.10 |
| 10203 Avenue D | 195K SF | 1 | 1968 | $3.40 |
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). Large means at least 50,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.
NYC tax lot records
Building facts
- Other addresses
- 777 Ames Lane; 777 Ames Lane (rear); 9703-9711 Foster Avenue; 1200-1250 Rockaway Avenue; 871 Rockaway Parkway; 875-905 Rockaway Parkway
- ZIP code
- 11236
- Building type
- Self-storage building (city class E7)
- Total floor area
- 147,000 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 147,000 SF
- Industrial and storage
- 147,000 SF
- Height
- 2 floors
- Year built
- 1959
- Last major alteration
- 2019
- Lot area
- 142,101 SF
- Zoning district
- M1-1
- Built FAR
- 1.03
- Max commercial FAR
- 1
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 3081300018
Nearest subway
- Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy
- East 105 St
- New Lots Av
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-03; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; subway stations from the MTA Subway Stations dataset, pulled 2026-10-03. 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 storefront registry (Local Law 157)
Storefronts and vacancy
Owners registered one storefront at 1250 Rockaway Avenue for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day.
- Storefronts registered for December 31, 2024
- 1
- Vacant that day
- 0
- Share vacant across Canarsie
- 4.6%
- Share vacant citywide
- 8.7%
Vacant on December 31, by year
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Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings for 2019 to 2024, pulled 2026-10-03. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31; counts are by tax lot, as the owners filed them. The 2024 filing was due June 3, 2025, so a storefront vacant then may have been leased since. A vacant storefront is not always on the market, and none here is listed on Leasemark unless it shows above.
NYC Department of Finance records
Property tax and assessed value
For tax year 2026/27 the city values 1250 Rockaway Avenue at $26.3 million and assesses it at $11.8 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $8.54 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 $926,719 a year before abatements, roughly $6.30 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
- $26,326,000
- Land market value
- $2,841,000
- Assessed value
- $11,846,700
- Taxable value (phased in)
- $9,139,280
- Exemptions
- $596,520
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $926,719
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $6.30
City market value by tax year
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data (2026/27 roll), pulled 2026-10-03; 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.
NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)
Energy use and emissions
1250 Rockaway Avenue's 2024 Local Law 84 benchmarking filing got no ENERGY STAR score (no single use that ENERGY STAR scores covers more than half of the floor area), 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)
- Self-Storage Facility
- Floor area in the filing
- 171,301 SF
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 2026-10-03; grade cutoffs from the Department of Buildings energy grades page. Figures are as the owner filed them in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
NYC Department of Buildings permits
Work permits and build-outs
The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 1250 Rockaway Avenue in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in August 2023.
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 0
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 0
- Newest job first permitted
- August 2023
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 0
New jobs by year
Build-outs across CanarsieWhere NYC offices are being built out
Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-03 (permits issued through 2026-10-01). A job counts once, when its first permit is issued; renewals are not new work. A build-out groups jobs on the same floors first permitted within 120 days of each other. Costs are the estimates filed with the jobs. Jobs filed before DOB NOW (in the older BIS system) are not counted. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.
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Questions about 1250 Rockaway Avenue
How big is 1250 Rockaway Avenue?
1250 Rockaway Avenue has about 147,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 147,000 square feet of industrial and storage space, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.
When was 1250 Rockaway Avenue built?
City records list 1959 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 2019. The building is 2 floors tall.
What other addresses does 1250 Rockaway Avenue have?
City records list 777 Ames Lane, 777 Ames Lane (rear), 9703-9711 Foster Avenue, 1200-1250 Rockaway Avenue, 871 Rockaway Parkway and 875-905 Rockaway Parkway on the same tax lot (BBL 3081300018) as 1250 Rockaway Avenue. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 1250 Rockaway Avenue?
1250 Rockaway Avenue is in ZIP code 11236, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 1250 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11236, in Canarsie.
What is the zoning at 1250 Rockaway Avenue?
The lot is in the M1-1 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 1.03 and a maximum commercial FAR of 1 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 1250 Rockaway Avenue?
The closest subway station to 1250 Rockaway Avenue is Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy (the L train), about 0.3 miles away in a straight line, roughly 6 minutes on foot. The MTA lists it as an accessible station. Also nearby: East 105 St (the L train), 7 min walk; New Lots Av (the L train), 15 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Does 1250 Rockaway Avenue have an energy grade?
1250 Rockaway Avenue's 2024 Local Law 84 benchmarking filing got no ENERGY STAR score (no single use that ENERGY STAR scores covers more than half of the floor area), and Local Law 33 letter grades come from that score, so the filing does not yield an A to D grade.
Is there construction at 1250 Rockaway Avenue?
The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 1250 Rockaway Avenue in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in August 2023. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 3081300018. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.
What are the property taxes at 1250 Rockaway Avenue?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $8.54 million for 1250 Rockaway Avenue. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $926,719 a year, roughly $6.30 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 3081300018 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of 1250 Rockaway Avenue?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 1250 Rockaway Avenue at $26.3 million ($2.84 million of it land) and its assessed value at $11.8 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 48% from 2022/23 ($17.8 million) to 2026/27.
Are there vacant storefronts at 1250 Rockaway Avenue?
Owners registered one storefront at 1250 Rockaway Avenue for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day. These are the owners' filings with the Department of Finance under Local Law 157, so a storefront may have come free since. Owners and brokers can list a storefront on Leasemark for free.
Is there industrial and storage space for lease at 1250 Rockaway Avenue?
No space at 1250 Rockaway Avenue is listed on Leasemark right now. Owners and brokers can list space here for free, and tenants can post a requirement to be matched when space opens up.
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