Big-box retail building · Gowanus, Brooklyn
212 3rd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
212 3rd Street is a 1-floor big-box retail building in Gowanus, Brooklyn, built in 2013, with about 55,000 square feet of retail space according to city records.
Also at 212-214 3rd Street.
- Retail space
- 55K SF
- Floors
- 1
- Year built
- 2013
- Zoning
- M2-1
The 2nd largest of the 7 retail buildings we track in Gowanus. Compare it with 6 neighbors
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Compared with its neighbors
How 212 3rd Street compares
Next to the 6 nearest large retail buildings, all within a 10 minute walk, 212 3rd Street ranks 2nd of 7 by retail floor area. Built in 2013, it is the newest of them. Its estimated property tax, about $8.83 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is above the neighbors' median of $8.08.
| Building | Retail space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 3rd Street | 55K SF | 1 | 2013 | $8.83 |
| 356 4th Avenue | 39K SF | 1 | 1999 | $13.10 |
| 118 2nd Avenue | 85K SF | 1 | 2003 | $6.24 |
| 73 12th Street | 51K SF | 1 | 2003 | $6.14 |
| 575 Degraw Street | 40K SF | 1 | 1950 | $8.85 |
| 1 12 St. Extension | 53K SF | 5 | 1968 | $7.31 |
| 229 Nevins Street | 40K SF | 4 | 1931 | $11.64 |
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 address
- 212-214 3rd Street
- ZIP code
- 11215
- Building type
- Big-box retail building (city class K8)
- Total floor area
- 75,421 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 75,421 SF
- Retail
- 55,421 SF
- Height
- 1 floor
- Year built
- 2013
- Lot area
- 90,990 SF
- Zoning district
- M2-1
- Built FAR
- 0.83
- Max commercial FAR
- 2
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 3009780016
Nearest subway
- 4 Av-9 St
- Union St
- Smith-9 Sts
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 storefront registry (Local Law 157)
Storefronts and vacancy
Owners registered one storefront at 212 3rd 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 WFM PROPERTIES BROOKLYN LLC as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 212 3rd Street at $40.5 million and assesses it at $18.2 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $6.14 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 $666,290 a year before abatements, roughly $8.83 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
- WFM PROPERTIES BROOKLYN LLC
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $40,483,000
- Land market value
- $13,649,000
- Assessed value
- $18,217,350
- Exemptions
- $12,075,300
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $666,290
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $8.83
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; 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.
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NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)
Energy score, grade and emissions
212 3rd Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 1 out of 100 for 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33 that score earns a D (under 55). Its site energy use came to 549.2 kBtu per square foot, 2.3 times the national median of 233.9 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 3,904 metric tons of CO2e (51.77 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- 1 of 100
- Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
- D (under 55)
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Supermarket/Grocery Store
- Site energy use intensity
- 549.2 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 233.9 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 3,904 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 51.77 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 75,421 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. 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.
Local Law 97 of 2019, estimated
Local Law 97 emissions limit
At its 2024 energy use, 212 3rd Street comes to about 3,068 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 1,796 tons for 2024 to 2029: about 1,273 tons over, an estimated penalty of $341,000 a year. From 2030 the limit drops to 509 tons and the same energy use counts as about 1,908 tons, about 1,399 tons over, or an estimated $375,000 a year unless the building cuts its emissions.
- Period
- 2024 to 2029
- Emissions limit
- 1,796 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 3,068 t CO2e
- Over the limit by
- 1,273 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- $341,000
- Period
- 2030 to 2034
- Emissions limit
- 509 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 1,908 t CO2e
- Over the limit by
- 1,399 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- $375,000
Estimated from the owner's 2024 Local Law 84 filing, which reports energy by source and floor area by use: Supermarket/Grocery Store 75,421 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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NYC Department of Buildings permits
Work permits and build-outs
In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 212 3rd Street.
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 1
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 2
- Newest job first permitted
- February 2026
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 0
New jobs by year
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Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-24 (permits issued through 2026-10-22). 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 212 3rd Street
How big is 212 3rd Street?
212 3rd Street has about 75,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 55,000 square feet of retail, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.
When was 212 3rd Street built?
City records list 2013 as the year built. The building is 1 floor tall.
What other addresses does 212 3rd Street have?
City records list 212-214 3rd Street on the same tax lot (BBL 3009780016) as 212 3rd Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 212 3rd Street?
212 3rd 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 212 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, in Gowanus.
What is the zoning at 212 3rd Street?
The lot is in the M2-1 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.83 and a maximum commercial FAR of 2 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 212 3rd Street?
The closest subway station to 212 3rd 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: Union St (the R train), 7 min walk; Smith-9 Sts (the F and G trains), 8 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns 212 3rd Street?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists WFM PROPERTIES BROOKLYN LLC as the owner of record of 212 3rd Street (BBL 3009780016). 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.
What is the energy grade of 212 3rd Street?
212 3rd Street reported an ENERGY STAR score of 1 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 1 earns a D. 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 549.2 kBtu per square foot, 2.3 times the national median of 233.9 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 3,904 metric tons of CO2e (51.77 kg per square foot).
Does 212 3rd Street meet Local Law 97?
At its 2024 energy use, 212 3rd Street comes to about 3,068 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 1,796 tons for 2024 to 2029: about 1,273 tons over, an estimated penalty of $341,000 a year. From 2030 the limit drops to 509 tons and the same energy use counts as about 1,908 tons, about 1,399 tons over, or an estimated $375,000 a year unless the building cuts its emissions. 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.
Is there construction at 212 3rd Street?
In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 212 3rd Street. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 3009780016. 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 212 3rd Street?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $6.14 million for 212 3rd Street. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $666,290 a year, roughly $8.83 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 3009780016 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of 212 3rd Street?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 212 3rd Street at $40.5 million ($13.6 million of it land) and its assessed value at $18.2 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 10% from 2022/23 ($36.7 million) to 2026/27.
Are there vacant storefronts at 212 3rd Street?
Owners registered one storefront at 212 3rd 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 retail space for lease at 212 3rd Street?
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