Self-storage building · Gowanus, Brooklyn
163 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
163 6th Street is a 5-floor self-storage building in Gowanus, Brooklyn, built in 2017, with about 76,000 square feet of industrial and storage space according to city records.
- Industrial and storage space
- 76K SF
- Floors
- 5
- Year built
- 2017
- Zoning
- M2-1
The 9th largest of the 14 industrial and storage buildings we track in Gowanus. Compare it with 6 neighbors
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Compared with its neighbors
How 163 6th Street compares
Next to the 6 nearest large industrial and storage buildings, all within a 4 minute walk, 163 6th Street ranks 4th of 7 by industrial and storage floor area. Built in 2017, it is the newest of them. Its estimated property tax, about $8.08 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is above the neighbors' median of $5.02.
| Building | Industrial and storage space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 6th Street | 76K SF | 5 | 2017 | $8.08 |
| 22 2nd Avenue | 39K SF | 1 | 1930 | Exempt |
| 48 2nd Avenue | 72K SF | 2 | 1954 | $4.02 |
| 213 6th Street | 307K SF | 4 | 1950 | $7.92 |
| 56 2nd Avenue | 354K SF | 2 | 1954 | $3.28 |
| 98 4th Street | 36K SF | 3 | 1931 | $5.02 |
| Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Central Power Station Engine House, 322 Third Avenue | 160K SF | 6 | 1931 | $10.12 |
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
- ZIP code
- 11215
- Building type
- Self-storage building (city class E7)
- Total floor area
- 76,248 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 76,248 SF
- Industrial and storage
- 76,248 SF
- Height
- 5 floors
- Average floor
- About 15,300 SF (floor area divided by floors)
- Year built
- 2017
- Lot area
- 38,125 SF
- Zoning district
- M2-1
- Built FAR
- 2
- Max commercial FAR
- 2
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 3009790018
Nearest subway
- 4 Av-9 St
- Smith-9 Sts
- Union St
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-16; 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 storefront registry (Local Law 157)
Storefronts and vacancy
Owners registered one storefront at 163 6th Street for December 31, 2025, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day.
- Storefronts registered for December 31, 2025
- 1
- Vacant that day
- 0
- Share vacant across Gowanus
- 12.6%
- Share vacant citywide
- 9.2%
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 2025, pulled 2026-10-16. 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 2025 filing was due June 1, 2026, 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
Owner, property tax and assessed value
The Department of Finance lists PETROS REALTY CORPORATION as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 163 6th Street at $14.6 million and assesses it at $6.58 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $5.68 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 $616,136 a year before abatements, roughly $8.08 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.
- Owner of record
- PETROS REALTY CORPORATION
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $14,612,000
- Land market value
- $2,288,000
- Assessed value
- $6,575,400
- Taxable value (phased in)
- $5,679,720
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $616,136
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $8.08
City market value by tax year
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NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)
Energy use and emissions
163 6th Street'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. Its site energy use came to 8.8 kBtu per square foot, less than half the national median of 19.1 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 70.6 metric tons of CO2e (0.93 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- None given
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Self-Storage Facility
- Site energy use intensity
- 8.8 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 19.1 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 70.6 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 0.93 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 76,248 SF
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.
Local Law 97 of 2019, estimated
Local Law 97 emissions limit
At its 2024 energy use, 163 6th Street comes to about 54 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 325 tons for 2024 to 2029 (16% of the limit), so it would owe no penalty. From 2030 the limit drops to 47 tons and the same energy use counts as about 30 tons, still under the limit.
- Period
- 2024 to 2029
- Emissions limit
- 325 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 54 t CO2e
- Under the limit by
- 271 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- None
- Period
- 2030 to 2034
- Emissions limit
- 47 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 30 t CO2e
- Under the limit by
- 17 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- None
Estimated from the owner's 2024 Local Law 84 filing, which reports energy by source and floor area by use: Self-Storage Facility 76,248 SF. It applies the coefficients and per-use limits in Department of Buildings rule 1 RCNY 103-14 and Administrative Code 28-320.3.1.1 (as the Department lists them) and the $268 per ton penalty, checked 2026-10-04. It is not the building's Local Law 97 report: that report can count renewable energy credits, solar and storage deductions and, for 2024 and 2025, the law's occupancy group limits where higher, and penalties can be reduced for good faith efforts.
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Questions about 163 6th Street
How big is 163 6th Street?
163 6th Street has about 76,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 76,000 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 163 6th Street built?
City records list 2017 as the year built. The building is 5 floors tall.
What is the ZIP code of 163 6th Street?
163 6th Street 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 163 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, in Gowanus.
What is the zoning at 163 6th Street?
The lot is in the M2-1 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 2 and a maximum commercial FAR of 2 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 163 6th Street?
The closest subway station to 163 6th Street is 4 Av-9 St (the F, G and R trains), about 0.3 miles away in a straight line, roughly 6 minutes on foot. Also nearby: Smith-9 Sts (the F and G trains), 6 min walk; Union St (the R train), 9 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns 163 6th Street?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists PETROS REALTY CORPORATION as the owner of record of 163 6th Street (BBL 3009790018). Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.
Does 163 6th Street have an energy grade?
163 6th Street'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. Its site energy use came to 8.8 kBtu per square foot, less than half the national median of 19.1 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 70.6 metric tons of CO2e (0.93 kg per square foot).
Does 163 6th Street meet Local Law 97?
At its 2024 energy use, 163 6th Street comes to about 54 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 325 tons for 2024 to 2029 (16% of the limit), so it would owe no penalty. From 2030 the limit drops to 47 tons and the same energy use counts as about 30 tons, still under the limit. This is an estimate from the owner's 2024 benchmarking filing using the coefficients and per-use limits in the law and the Department of Buildings rule, at $268 per ton over. It is not the building's Local Law 97 report, which can count credits and deductions this estimate cannot.
What are the property taxes at 163 6th Street?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $5.68 million for 163 6th Street. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $616,136 a year, roughly $8.08 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 3009790018 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of 163 6th Street?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 163 6th Street at $14.6 million ($2.29 million of it land) and its assessed value at $6.58 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 29% from 2022/23 ($11.3 million) to 2026/27.
Are there vacant storefronts at 163 6th Street?
Owners registered one storefront at 163 6th Street for December 31, 2025, 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 163 6th Street?
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