Office building · Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn
131 Livingston Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
131 Livingston Street is a 6-floor office building in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, built in 1920, with about 103,000 square feet of office space according to city records.
Also at 131-135 Livingston Street and 409 Red Hook Lane.
- Office space
- 103K SF
- Floors
- 6
- Year built
- 1920
- Zoning
- C6-4.5
The 40th largest of the 63 office buildings we track in Downtown Brooklyn. Compare it with 6 neighbors
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Compared with its neighbors
How 131 Livingston Street compares
Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 2 minute walk, 131 Livingston Street ranks 5th of 7 by office floor area. It went up in 1920; the median neighbor dates from 1942. Its property tax is fully exempt on the city's assessment roll.
| Building | Office space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 Livingston Street | 103K SF | 6 | 1920 | Exempt |
| 32 Smith Street | 187K SF | 18 | 1959 | $18.20 |
| 130 Livingston Street | 500K SF | 12 | 1989 | Exempt |
| 111 Livingston Street | 390K SF | 22 | 1969 | $8.94 |
| 166 Livingston Street | 61K SF | 4 | 1920 | $6.39 |
| 177 Livingston Street | 86K SF | 7 | 1890 | $2.70 |
| Brooklyn Edison Building, 345 Adams Street | 262K SF | 14 | 1926 | $0.94 |
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 35,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.
NYC tax lot records
Building facts
- Other addresses
- 131-135 Livingston Street; 409 Red Hook Lane
- ZIP code
- 11201
- Building type
- Office building (city class O2)
- Total floor area
- 102,622 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 102,622 SF
- Office
- 102,622 SF
- Height
- 6 floors
- Average floor
- About 17,100 SF (floor area divided by floors)
- Year built
- 1920
- Lot area
- 17,149 SF
- Zoning district
- C6-4.5
- Built FAR
- 5.98
- Max commercial FAR
- 12
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 3001540001
Nearest subway
- Jay St-MetroTech
- Borough Hall
- Hoyt St
Nearby large buildings
- 408 Fulton Street
- 180 Livingston Street
- Brooklyn Municipal Building, 210 Joralemon Street
- 485 Fulton Street
- 422 Fulton Street
- 65 Court Street
- 57 Willoughby Street
- New York and New Jersey Telephone and Telegraph Building, 81 Willoughby Street
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-16; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; subway stations from the MTA Subway Stations dataset, pulled 2026-10-16. 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
Owner, property tax and assessed value
The Department of Finance lists DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 131 Livingston Street at $20.9 million and assesses it at $9.42 million. Exemptions on the roll cover the whole taxable value, which is common for government, nonprofit and payment-in-lieu-of-taxes properties.
- Owner of record
- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $20,925,000
- Land market value
- $2,980,000
- Assessed value
- $9,416,250
- Exemptions
- $9,416,250
- Estimated yearly tax
- Fully exempt on the roll
City market value by tax year
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How to find who owns any NYC buildingSource: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data (2026/27 roll; owner names as the roll records them, which cuts some long names short), pulled 2026-10-16. Exempt properties can still owe charges or payments in lieu of taxes that the roll does not show.
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NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)
Energy score, grade and emissions
131 Livingston Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 96 out of 100 for 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33 that score earns an A (85 or higher). Its site energy use came to 43.6 kBtu per square foot, less than half the national median of 123.1 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 516 metric tons of CO2e (3.49 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- 96 of 100
- Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
- A (85 or higher)
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Office
- Site energy use intensity
- 43.6 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 123.1 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 516 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 3.49 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 147,725 SF
ENERGY STAR score by year
Energy sources in 2024
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 2026-10-16; grade cutoffs from the Department of Buildings energy grades page. Figures are as the owner filed them in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The grade is the one the filed score earns under the law's cutoffs; the Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, which can differ.
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Questions about 131 Livingston Street
How big is 131 Livingston Street?
131 Livingston Street has about 103,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 103,000 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 131 Livingston Street built?
City records list 1920 as the year built. The building is 6 floors tall.
What other addresses does 131 Livingston Street have?
City records list 131-135 Livingston Street and 409 Red Hook Lane on the same tax lot (BBL 3001540001) as 131 Livingston Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 131 Livingston Street?
131 Livingston Street is in ZIP code 11201, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 131 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, in Downtown Brooklyn.
What is the zoning at 131 Livingston Street?
The lot is in the C6-4.5 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 5.98 and a maximum commercial FAR of 12 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 131 Livingston Street?
The closest subway station to 131 Livingston Street is Jay St-MetroTech (the A, C, F and R trains), about 550 feet away in a straight line, roughly 2 minutes on foot. The MTA lists it as an accessible station. Also nearby: Borough Hall (the 2, 3, 4, 5 and R trains, connected to Court St), 3 min walk; Hoyt St (the 2 and 3 trains), 4 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns 131 Livingston Street?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION as the owner of record of 131 Livingston Street (BBL 3001540001). Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.
What is the energy grade of 131 Livingston Street?
131 Livingston Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 96 for calendar year 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33, as amended by Local Law 95 of 2019, a score of 85 or higher earns an A, 70 to 84 a B, 55 to 69 a C and under 55 a D, so 96 earns an A. The Department of Buildings assigns the grade a building posts, so the posted label can differ if a filing was corrected. Its site energy use came to 43.6 kBtu per square foot, less than half the national median of 123.1 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 516 metric tons of CO2e (3.49 kg per square foot).
What are the property taxes at 131 Livingston Street?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists exemptions covering the whole taxable value of 131 Livingston Street, so there is no property tax on the roll to estimate. That is common for government, nonprofit and payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) properties. The city's property tax records for BBL 3001540001 show what is actually billed.
What is the assessed value of 131 Livingston Street?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 131 Livingston Street at $20.9 million ($2.98 million of it land) and its assessed value at $9.42 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 12% from 2022/23 ($18.6 million) to 2026/27.
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