Office building with commercial space · Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn
253 Ashland Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
253 Ashland Place is an 11-floor office building with commercial space in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, built in 2016, with about 143,000 square feet of office space according to city records.
Also at 253-273 Ashland Place, 620-622 Fulton Street and 82-86 St. Felix Street.
- Office space
- 143K SF
- Floors
- 11
- Year built
- 2016
- Zoning
- C6-1
The 32nd largest of the 59 office buildings we track in Downtown Brooklyn. Compare it with 6 neighbors
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Compared with its neighbors
How 253 Ashland Place compares
Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 5 minute walk, 253 Ashland Place ranks 6th of 7 by office floor area. Built in 2016, it is the newest of them. Its estimated property tax, about $10.51 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is above the neighbors' median of $9.33.
| Building | Office space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253 Ashland Place | 143K SF | 11 | 2016 | $10.51 |
| 41 Flatbush Avenue | 177K SF | 10 | 1920 | $10.12 |
| 38 Flatbush Avenue | 195K SF | 7 | 1971 | $9.89 |
| 55 Hanson Place | 300K SF | 14 | 1915 | Exempt |
| 395 Flatbush Avenue Ext | 298K SF | 7 | 1974 | $8.77 |
| 139 Flatbush Avenue | 517K SF | n/a | 2003 | Exempt |
| 285 Schermerhorn Street | 104K SF | 7 | 1926 | $5.58 |
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 50,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.
NYC tax lot records
Building facts
- Other addresses
- 253-273 Ashland Place; 620-622 Fulton Street; 82-86 St. Felix Street
- ZIP code
- 11217
- Building type
- Office building with commercial space (city class O6)
- Total floor area
- 163,395 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 163,395 SF
- Office
- 143,395 SF
- Retail
- 20,000 SF
- Height
- 11 floors
- Average floor
- About 14,900 SF (floor area divided by floors)
- Year built
- 2016
- Lot area
- 19,136 SF
- Zoning district
- C6-1
- Built FAR
- 8.54
- Max commercial FAR
- 6
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 3021080001
Nearest subway
- Fulton St
- Nevins St
- Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-03; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; subway stations from the MTA Subway Stations dataset, pulled 2026-10-03. 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 253 Ashland Place for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and it was not vacant that day.
- Storefronts registered for December 31, 2024
- 1
- Vacant that day
- 0
- Share vacant across Downtown Brooklyn
- 14.6%
- Share vacant along Fulton Street
- 10.2%
- Share vacant citywide
- 8.7%
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 2024, pulled 2026-10-03. 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 2024 filing was due June 3, 2025, 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 THE NEW YORK HOTEL TRADES COUNCIL AND HO TEL ASSOCI as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 253 Ashland Place at $38.6 million and assesses it at $17.4 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $15.8 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 $1.72 million a year before abatements, roughly $10.51 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
- THE NEW YORK HOTEL TRADES COUNCIL AND HO TEL ASSOCI
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $38,563,000
- Land market value
- $2,730,000
- Assessed value
- $17,353,350
- Taxable value (phased in)
- $15,828,610
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $1.72 million
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $10.51
City market value by tax year
Source: 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 2026-10-03; 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.
NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)
Energy score, grade and emissions
253 Ashland Place reported an ENERGY STAR score of 52 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 110.7 kBtu per square foot, about the same as the national median of 112.7 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 1,711 metric tons of CO2e (9.6 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- 52 of 100
- Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
- D (under 55)
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Medical Office
- Site energy use intensity
- 110.7 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 112.7 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 1,711 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 9.6 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 178,249 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 2026-10-03; 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.
NYC Department of Buildings permits
Work permits and build-outs
The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 253 Ashland Place in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in May 2024.
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 0
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 0
- Newest job first permitted
- May 2024
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 0
New jobs by year
Build-outs across Downtown BrooklynWhere NYC offices are being built out
Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-03 (permits issued through 2026-10-01). 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 253 Ashland Place
How big is 253 Ashland Place?
253 Ashland Place has about 163,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 143,000 square feet of office and 20,000 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 253 Ashland Place built?
City records list 2016 as the year built. The building is 11 floors tall.
What other addresses does 253 Ashland Place have?
City records list 253-273 Ashland Place, 620-622 Fulton Street and 82-86 St. Felix Street on the same tax lot (BBL 3021080001) as 253 Ashland Place. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 253 Ashland Place?
253 Ashland Place is in ZIP code 11217, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 253 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217, in Downtown Brooklyn.
What is the zoning at 253 Ashland Place?
The lot is in the C6-1 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 8.54 and a maximum commercial FAR of 6 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 253 Ashland Place?
The closest subway station to 253 Ashland Place is Fulton St (the G train), about 700 feet away in a straight line, roughly 3 minutes on foot. Also nearby: Nevins St (the 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains), 3 min walk; Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (the 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q and R trains), 4 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns 253 Ashland Place?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists THE NEW YORK HOTEL TRADES COUNCIL AND HO TEL ASSOCI as the owner of record of 253 Ashland Place (BBL 3021080001). Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.
What is the energy grade of 253 Ashland Place?
253 Ashland Place reported an ENERGY STAR score of 52 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 52 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 110.7 kBtu per square foot, about the same as the national median of 112.7 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 1,711 metric tons of CO2e (9.6 kg per square foot).
Is there construction at 253 Ashland Place?
The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 253 Ashland Place in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in May 2024. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 3021080001. 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 253 Ashland Place?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $15.8 million for 253 Ashland Place. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $1.72 million a year, roughly $10.51 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 3021080001 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of 253 Ashland Place?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 253 Ashland Place at $38.6 million ($2.73 million of it land) and its assessed value at $17.4 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value fell 4% from 2022/23 ($40.2 million) to 2026/27.
Are there vacant storefronts at 253 Ashland Place?
Owners registered one storefront at 253 Ashland Place for December 31, 2024, 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 office space for lease at 253 Ashland Place?
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