Office building · Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn
55 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
55 Hanson Place is a 14-floor office building in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, built in 1915, with about 300,000 square feet of office space according to city records.
Also at 137-147 Fort Greene Place, 43-57 Hanson Place and 122-132 South Elliott Place.
- Office space
- 300K SF
- Floors
- 14
- Year built
- 1915
- Zoning
- R6B
The 18th 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 55 Hanson Place compares
Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 7 minute walk, 55 Hanson Place ranks 2nd of 7 by office floor area. Built in 1915, it is the oldest of them. Its property tax is fully exempt on the city's assessment roll.
| Building | Office space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 Hanson Place | 300K SF | 14 | 1915 | Exempt |
| 139 Flatbush Avenue | 517K SF | n/a | 2003 | Exempt |
| 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 |
| 88 3rd Avenue | 100K SF | 2 | 1925 | $9.69 |
| 395 Flatbush Avenue Ext | 298K SF | 7 | 1974 | $8.77 |
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
- 137-147 Fort Greene Place; 43-57 Hanson Place; 122-132 South Elliott Place
- ZIP code
- 11217
- Building type
- Office building (city class O3)
- Total floor area
- 300,000 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 300,000 SF
- Office
- 300,000 SF
- Height
- 14 floors
- Average floor
- About 21,400 SF (floor area divided by floors)
- Year built
- 1915
- Lot area
- 25,200 SF
- Zoning district
- R6B
- Built FAR
- 11.9
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 3021130001
Nearest subway
- Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr
- Lafayette Av
- Fulton St
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 Department of Finance records
Owner, property tax and assessed value
The Department of Finance lists NYS OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 55 Hanson Place at $66.7 million and assesses it at $30 million. Exemptions on the roll cover the whole taxable value, which is common for government, nonprofit and payment-in-lieu-of-taxes properties.
- Owner of record
- NYS OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $66,734,000
- Land market value
- $1,890,000
- Assessed value
- $30,030,300
- Exemptions
- $30,030,300
- Estimated yearly tax
- Fully exempt on the roll
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. Exempt properties can still owe charges or payments in lieu of taxes that the roll does not show.
NYC Department of Buildings permits
Work permits and build-outs
The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 55 Hanson Place in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in December 2023.
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 0
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 0
- Newest job first permitted
- December 2023
- 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 55 Hanson Place
How big is 55 Hanson Place?
55 Hanson Place has about 300,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 300,000 square feet of office, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.
When was 55 Hanson Place built?
City records list 1915 as the year built. The building is 14 floors tall.
What other addresses does 55 Hanson Place have?
City records list 137-147 Fort Greene Place, 43-57 Hanson Place and 122-132 South Elliott Place on the same tax lot (BBL 3021130001) as 55 Hanson Place. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 55 Hanson Place?
55 Hanson 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 55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217, in Downtown Brooklyn.
What is the zoning at 55 Hanson Place?
The lot is in the R6B zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 11.9 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 55 Hanson Place?
The closest subway station to 55 Hanson Place is Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (the 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q and R trains), about 500 feet away in a straight line, roughly 2 minutes on foot. The MTA lists it as an accessible station. Also nearby: Lafayette Av (the C train), 2 min walk; Fulton St (the G train), 2 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns 55 Hanson Place?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists NYS OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES as the owner of record of 55 Hanson Place (BBL 3021130001). Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.
Is there construction at 55 Hanson Place?
The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 55 Hanson Place in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in December 2023. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 3021130001. 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 55 Hanson Place?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists exemptions covering the whole taxable value of 55 Hanson Place, so there is no property tax on the roll to estimate. That is common for government, nonprofit and payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) properties. The city's property tax records for BBL 3021130001 show what is actually billed.
What is the assessed value of 55 Hanson Place?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 55 Hanson Place at $66.7 million ($1.89 million of it land) and its assessed value at $30 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 3% from 2022/23 ($64.6 million) to 2026/27.
Is there office space for lease at 55 Hanson Place?
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