188 Montague Street

188 Montague Street has about 48,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 41,000 square feet of office and 7,000 square feet of retail, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.

City records list 1924 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 2008. The building is 11 floors tall.

City records list 188-190 Montague Street and 165 Remsen Street on the same tax lot (BBL 3002500036) as 188 Montague Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.

188 Montague 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 188 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, in Downtown Brooklyn.

The lot is in the C5-2A zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 6.67 and a maximum commercial FAR of 10 for this lot. It is inside the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District, so exterior changes go through the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

The closest subway station to 188 Montague Street is Court St (the R, 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains, connected to Borough Hall), about 150 feet away in a straight line, roughly 1 minute on foot. Also nearby: Jay St-MetroTech (the A, C, F and R trains), 5 min walk; Clark St (the 2 and 3 trains), 5 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.

The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists TREELINE 188 MONTAGUE LLC as the owner of record of 188 Montague Street (BBL 3002500036). 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.

188 Montague Street last sold in June 2026 for $16.8 million, according to the deed recorded with the city. TREELINE 188 MONTAGUE LLC sold it to 188 MONTAGUE LLC. That comes to about $350 per square foot of floor area. The deed is ACRIS document 2026061500407001 (BBL 3002500036) 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.

In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 3 jobs at 188 Montague Street. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on 3 floors (floors 6 to 8). The newest build-out, on floor 8, was first permitted in May 2026 (construction; filed cost estimate $5,000). A sidewalk shed permit here is active until October 13, 2026. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 3002500036. 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 $4.48 million for 188 Montague Street. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $485,768 a year, roughly $10.11 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 3002500036 show the actual bill.

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 188 Montague Street at $9.95 million ($1.66 million of it land) and its assessed value at $4.48 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 8% from 2022/23 ($9.21 million) to 2026/27.

No space at 188 Montague Street 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.