Big-box retail building · Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
585 Dekalb Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
585 Dekalb Avenue is a 2-floor big-box retail building in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, built in 1976, with about 118,000 square feet of retail space according to city records.
Also at 569-607 Dekalb Avenue, 228-256 Nostrand Avenue and 213-243 Walworth Street.
- Retail space
- 118K SF
- Floors
- 2
- Year built
- 1976
- Zoning
- M1-5
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Compared with its neighbors
How 585 Dekalb Avenue compares
Next to the 6 nearest large commercial buildings, all within a 10 minute walk, 585 Dekalb Avenue ranks 2nd of 7 by commercial floor area. It went up in 1976; the median neighbor dates from 1961. Its estimated property tax, about $3.48 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is below the neighbors' median of $4.07.
| Building | Commercial space | Floors | Built | Tax / SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 585 Dekalb Avenue | 180K SF | 2 | 1976 | $3.48 |
| 544 Park Avenue | 288K SF | 5 | 1959 | $4.40 |
| 39 Walworth Street | 70K SF | 1 | 1964 | $3.73 |
| 31 Spencer Street | 89K SF | 15 | 2020 | $10.08 |
| 72 Franklin Avenue | 53K SF | 3 | 1938 | $4.81 |
| 18 Warsoff Place | 78K SF | 2 | 1930 | $1.33 |
| 11 Spencer Street | 166K SF | 9 | 2024 | $0.68 |
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
- 569-607 Dekalb Avenue; 228-256 Nostrand Avenue; 213-243 Walworth Street
- ZIP code
- 11205
- Building type
- Big-box retail building (city class K8)
- Total floor area
- 180,259 SF
- Commercial floor area
- 180,259 SF
- Office
- 62,444 SF
- Retail
- 117,815 SF
- Height
- 2 floors
- Year built
- 1976
- Last major alteration
- 2005
- Lot area
- 175,100 SF
- Zoning district
- M1-5
- Built FAR
- 1.03
- Max commercial FAR
- 5
- Tax lot (BBL)
- 3017640001
Nearest subway
- Bedford-Nostrand Avs
- Myrtle-Willoughby Avs
- Classon Av
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 585 Dekalb Avenue 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 Bed-Stuy
- 12.3%
- 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 DEKALB AVE ASSOCIATES LLC as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 585 Dekalb Avenue at $23.2 million and assesses it at $10.4 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $5.78 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 $627,062 a year before abatements, roughly $3.48 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
- DEKALB AVE ASSOCIATES LLC
- Tax class
- Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
- City market value
- $23,206,000
- Land market value
- $3,150,000
- Assessed value
- $10,442,700
- Taxable value (phased in)
- $9,134,654
- Exemptions
- $3,354,216
- Estimated yearly tax
- About $627,062
- Tax per SF of floor area
- About $3.48
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
585 Dekalb Avenue reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 77.4 kBtu per square foot, about the same as the national median of 80.8 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 1,110 metric tons of CO2e (6.81 kg per square foot).
- ENERGY STAR score (2024)
- 54 of 100
- Grade this score earns (Local Law 33)
- D (under 55)
- Property type (Portfolio Manager)
- Mixed Use Property
- Site energy use intensity
- 77.4 kBtu/SF
- National median for the type
- 80.8 kBtu/SF
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 1,110 t CO2e
- Emissions per SF
- 6.81 kg CO2e
- Floor area in the filing
- 162,999 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 585 Dekalb Avenue in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in November 2023.
- New jobs, last 12 months
- 0
- Initial permits, last 12 months
- 0
- Newest job first permitted
- November 2023
- Interior build-outs, last 24 months
- 0
New jobs by year
Build-outs across Bed-StuyWhere 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 585 Dekalb Avenue
How big is 585 Dekalb Avenue?
585 Dekalb Avenue has about 180,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 62,000 square feet of office and 118,000 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 585 Dekalb Avenue built?
City records list 1976 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 2005. The building is 2 floors tall.
What other addresses does 585 Dekalb Avenue have?
City records list 569-607 Dekalb Avenue, 228-256 Nostrand Avenue and 213-243 Walworth Street on the same tax lot (BBL 3017640001) as 585 Dekalb Avenue. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.
What is the ZIP code of 585 Dekalb Avenue?
585 Dekalb Avenue is in ZIP code 11205, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 585 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205, in Bed-Stuy.
What is the zoning at 585 Dekalb Avenue?
The lot is in the M1-5 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 1.03 and a maximum commercial FAR of 5 for this lot.
What subway station is closest to 585 Dekalb Avenue?
The closest subway station to 585 Dekalb Avenue is Bedford-Nostrand Avs (the G train), about 850 feet away in a straight line, roughly 3 minutes on foot. Also nearby: Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (the G train), 5 min walk; Classon Av (the G train), 9 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.
Who owns 585 Dekalb Avenue?
The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists DEKALB AVE ASSOCIATES LLC as the owner of record of 585 Dekalb Avenue (BBL 3017640001). 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 585 Dekalb Avenue?
585 Dekalb Avenue reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 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 77.4 kBtu per square foot, about the same as the national median of 80.8 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 1,110 metric tons of CO2e (6.81 kg per square foot).
Is there construction at 585 Dekalb Avenue?
The Department of Buildings issued no permits for new jobs at 585 Dekalb Avenue in the 12 months to October 2026; the last one was first permitted in November 2023. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 3017640001. 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 585 Dekalb Avenue?
The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $5.78 million for 585 Dekalb Avenue. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $627,062 a year, roughly $3.48 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 3017640001 show the actual bill.
What is the assessed value of 585 Dekalb Avenue?
For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 585 Dekalb Avenue at $23.2 million ($3.15 million of it land) and its assessed value at $10.4 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 52% from 2022/23 ($15.3 million) to 2026/27.
Are there vacant storefronts at 585 Dekalb Avenue?
Owners registered one storefront at 585 Dekalb Avenue 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 retail space for lease at 585 Dekalb Avenue?
No space at 585 Dekalb Avenue 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.
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