Commercial condominium · Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn
Brooklyn Edison Building
345 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
The Brooklyn Edison Building (345 Adams Street) is a 14-floor commercial condominium in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, built in 1926, with about 262,000 square feet of office space according to city records.
Also at 372-392 Pearl Street and 11-17 Willoughby Street.
- Office space
- 262K SF
- Floors
- 14
- Year built
- 1926
- Zoning
- C5-4
The 23rd 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 the Brooklyn Edison Building compares
Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 2 minute walk, the Brooklyn Edison Building ranks 5th of 7 by office floor area. It went up in 1926; the median neighbor dates from 1949. Its estimated property tax, about $0.94 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is below the neighbors' median of $8.94.
| Building | Office space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Edison Building, 345 Adams Street | 262K SF | 14 | 1926 | $0.94 |
| 350 Jay Street | 815K SF | 32 | 1997 | Exempt |
| 351 Jay Street | 857K SF | 23 | 1990 | Exempt |
| 57 Willoughby Street | 100K SF | 6 | 1929 | $10.48 |
| 131 Livingston Street | 103K SF | 6 | 1920 | Exempt |
| 111 Livingston Street | 390K SF | 22 | 1969 | $8.94 |
| Brooklyn Municipal Building, 210 Joralemon Street | 504K SF | 13 | 1926 | $1.43 |
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
- Building name
- Brooklyn Edison Building
- Other addresses
- 372-392 Pearl Street; 11-17 Willoughby Street
- ZIP code
- 11201
- Building type
- Commercial condominium (city class RC)
- Total floor area
- 297,845 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 297,845 SF
- Office
- 262,183 SF
- Retail
- 35,662 SF
- Height
- 14 floors
- Average floor
- About 21,300 SF (floor area divided by floors)
- Year built (tax records)
- 1960
- Last major alteration
- 1990
- Lot area
- 25,056 SF
- Zoning district
- C5-4
- Built FAR
- 11.89
- Max commercial FAR
- 10
- Landmark status
- Individual landmark
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 3001407503
Nearest subway
- Jay St-MetroTech
- Borough Hall
- Hoyt St
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-16; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; building name from the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (below); 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 6 storefronts at the Brooklyn Edison Building for December 31, 2025, the newest annual filing the city has published, and none stood vacant that day.
- Storefronts registered for December 31, 2025
- 6
- Vacant that day
- 0
- Share vacant here
- 0.0%
- Share vacant across Downtown Brooklyn
- 12.4%
- Share vacant citywide
- 9.2%
- Condominium tax lots that filed
- 1
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, summed over the condominium's unit lot that filed, 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 Brooklyn Edison Building is a condominium of 2 tax lots. DCAS (the city's Department of Citywide Administrative Services), one of 2 owners of record on the roll, owns the units that make up 75% of its market value. For tax year 2026/27 the city values the Brooklyn Edison Building at $87.9 million and assesses it at $39.6 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $2.59 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 $280,682 a year before abatements, roughly $0.94 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.
- Largest unit owner
- DCAS (75% of market value)
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $87,893,000
- Land market value
- $8,770,000
- Assessed value
- $39,551,850
- Exemptions
- $36,964,440
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $280,682
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $0.94
- Condominium tax lots
- 2
- Owners of record
- 2
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, summed over 2 condominium tax lots; 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
The Brooklyn Edison Building reported an ENERGY STAR score of 61 out of 100 for 2024 in its Local Law 84 benchmarking filing. Under Local Law 33 that score earns a C (55 to 69). Its site energy use came to 83.3 kBtu per square foot, 15% below the national median of 97.7 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 2,110 metric tons of CO2e (7.08 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- 61 of 100
- Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
- C (55 to 69)
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Office
- Site energy use intensity
- 83.3 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 97.7 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 2,110 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 7.08 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 297,845 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.
Local Law 97 of 2019, estimated
Local Law 97 emissions limit
At its 2024 energy use, the Brooklyn Edison Building comes to about 1,721 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 2,409 tons for 2024 to 2029 (71% of the limit), so it would owe no penalty. From 2030 the limit drops to 982 tons and the same energy use counts as about 1,182 tons, about 200 tons over, or an estimated $54,000 a year unless the building cuts its emissions.
- Period
- 2024 to 2029
- Emissions limit
- 2,409 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 1,721 t CO2e
- Under the limit by
- 687 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- None
- Period
- 2030 to 2034
- Emissions limit
- 982 t CO2e
- Estimated emissions
- 1,182 t CO2e
- Over the limit by
- 200 t CO2e
- Estimated penalty a year
- $54,000
Estimated from the owner's 2024 Local Law 84 filing, which reports energy by source and floor area by use: Office 262,183 SF; Food Service 35,662 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 the Brooklyn Edison Building. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on one floor (floor 1). The newest build-out, on floor 1, was first permitted in October 2026 (construction; filed cost estimate $39,000).
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 1
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 1
- Newest job first permitted
- October 2026
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 1
- Floors with interior work, last 24 months
- 1
- Facade and sidewalk jobs, last 24 months
- 3
Recent build-outs
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 2026-10-24 (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.
Landmarks Preservation Commission records
Architecture and history
The Brooklyn Edison Building was designed by McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin and built in 1922-1926 in the Renaissance Revival style. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated it a New York City landmark on June 18, 2024.
- Architect
- McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin
- Constructed
- 1922-1926
- Style
- Renaissance Revival
- Primary material
- Limestone
- Built as
- Office building
- City landmark
- Brooklyn Edison Building: individual landmark, designated June 18, 2024 (LP-02680)
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Individual Landmark Sites and Individual Landmark and Historic District Building Database on NYC Open Data, pulled 2026-10-16. A designation can cover part of a lot, such as a facade or a lobby interior.
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Questions about Brooklyn Edison Building
How big is the Brooklyn Edison Building?
The Brooklyn Edison Building has about 298,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 262,000 square feet of office and 36,000 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 the Brooklyn Edison Building built?
The Landmarks Preservation Commission's building records date the Brooklyn Edison Building to 1922-1926, designed by McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin. City tax records list 1960 as the year built. The building is 14 floors tall.
Who designed the Brooklyn Edison Building?
McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin, according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission's building records, which list the style as Renaissance Revival and its original use as an office building.
Is the Brooklyn Edison Building a New York City landmark?
Yes. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Brooklyn Edison Building an individual landmark on June 18, 2024 (LP-02680). Changes to a designated landmark, including many storefront, window and signage changes, need a permit from the Commission.
What is the address of the Brooklyn Edison Building?
The Brooklyn Edison Building is at 345 Adams Street in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn. City records list 372-392 Pearl Street and 11-17 Willoughby Street on the same tax lot (BBL 3001407503). A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 345 Adams Street?
345 Adams 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 Brooklyn Edison Building is at 345 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, in Downtown Brooklyn.
What is the zoning at the Brooklyn Edison Building?
The lot is in the C5-4 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 11.89 and a maximum commercial FAR of 10 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to the Brooklyn Edison Building?
The closest subway station to the Brooklyn Edison Building is Jay St-MetroTech (the A, C, F and R trains), about 350 feet away in a straight line, roughly 1 minute 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), 2 min walk; Hoyt St (the 2 and 3 trains), 5 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns the Brooklyn Edison Building?
The Brooklyn Edison Building is a condominium of 2 tax lots. DCAS (the city's Department of Citywide Administrative Services), one of 2 owners of record on the roll, owns the units that make up 75% of its market value. That is from the NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll (BBL 3001407503). Deeds and mortgages for each unit are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.
What is the energy grade of the Brooklyn Edison Building?
The Brooklyn Edison Building reported an ENERGY STAR score of 61 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 61 earns a C. 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 83.3 kBtu per square foot, 15% below the national median of 97.7 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 2,110 metric tons of CO2e (7.08 kg per square foot).
Does the Brooklyn Edison Building meet Local Law 97?
At its 2024 energy use, the Brooklyn Edison Building comes to about 1,721 metric tons of CO2e a year under Local Law 97's coefficients, against a limit of 2,409 tons for 2024 to 2029 (71% of the limit), so it would owe no penalty. From 2030 the limit drops to 982 tons and the same energy use counts as about 1,182 tons, about 200 tons over, or an estimated $54,000 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 the Brooklyn Edison Building?
In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at the Brooklyn Edison Building. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on one floor (floor 1). The newest build-out, on floor 1, was first permitted in October 2026 (construction; filed cost estimate $39,000). These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 3001407503. 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 the Brooklyn Edison Building?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $2.59 million for the Brooklyn Edison Building (the sum of its 2 condominium tax lots). At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $280,682 a year, roughly $0.94 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 3001407503 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of the Brooklyn Edison Building?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of the Brooklyn Edison Building at $87.9 million ($8.77 million of it land) and its assessed value at $39.6 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 14% from 2022/23 ($76.9 million) to 2026/27.
Are there vacant storefronts at the Brooklyn Edison Building?
Owners registered 6 storefronts at the Brooklyn Edison Building for December 31, 2025, the newest annual filing the city has published, and none stood 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 the Brooklyn Edison Building?
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