Coney Island Theater Building

The Coney Island Theater Building has about 116,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 116,000 square feet of retail, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.

The Landmarks Preservation Commission's building records date the Coney Island Theater Building to 1925, designed by Reilly & Hall. The building is 7 floors tall.

Reilly & Hall, according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission's building records, which list the style as neo-Renaissance Revival and its original use as a theater.

Yes. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Coney Island Theater Building an individual landmark on December 14, 2010 (LP-02408). Changes to a designated landmark, including many storefront, window and signage changes, need a permit from the Commission.

The Coney Island Theater Building is at 1301 Surf Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn. City records list 2932-2952 Stillwell Avenue on the same tax lot (BBL 3070640016). A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.

1301 Surf Avenue is in ZIP code 11224, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The Coney Island Theater Building is at 1301 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224, in Coney Island.

The lot is in the R7X zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 6.13 for this lot.

The closest subway station to the Coney Island Theater Building is Coney Island-Stillwell Av (the D, F, N and Q trains), about 550 feet away in a straight line, roughly 2 minutes on foot. The MTA lists it as an accessible station. Also nearby: W 8 St-NY Aquarium (the F and Q trains), 6 min walk; Neptune Av (the F train), 10 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.

The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists SHORE TOWER GROUP LLC as the owner of record of the Coney Island Theater Building (BBL 3070640016). Big buildings are usually held through a company set up for that one property, so the name on the roll can differ from the landlord's brand or the managing agent. Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.

The Coney Island Theater Building last sold in December 2015 for $14 million, according to the deed recorded with the city. KANSAS FRIED CHICKEN, INC. and SURF CONEY ISLAND, INC. sold it to SHORE TOWER GROUP LLC. The deed is ACRIS document 2016011500181001 (BBL 3070640016) in the city's property records. A sale of the company that owns a building is not recorded as a deed, so it would not show there.

The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at the Coney Island Theater Building in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in May 2025. A sidewalk shed permit here is active until December 19, 2026. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 3070640016. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.

The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $356,400 for the Coney Island Theater Building. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $38,662 a year, roughly $0.33 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 3070640016 show the actual bill.

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of the Coney Island Theater Building at $792,000 ($566,000 of it land) and its assessed value at $356,400, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value held steady from 2022/23 to 2026/27.

No space at 1301 Surf 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.