Bei Chen files plans for 23 units in East Williamaburg
875 Grand Street (Credit - Shcherbakov architect via DOB)
Builder Bei Chen submitted a major alteration application for a conversion of an existing three-story, 12,907 square-foot residential (R-2) building at 875 Grand Street in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to an eight-story building with 23 dwelling units. The plan was filed with the New York City Department of Buildings on March 21, 2025 under job number B01194925. The project is described in the filing as: horizontal and vertical enlargement of the existing building into an 8-story with cellar, 23-dwelling-units residential building. The architect is Ivan Shcherbakov.
Violations and lawsuits
According to city public data, the property has not received any significant violations in the last year.
There were no lawsuits or bankruptcies filed against the property for the past 24 months.
The neighborhood
In East Williamsburg, The majority, or 62 percent of the 17.1 million square feet of commercial built space are industrial buildings, with walkup buildings next occupying 11 percent of the space. In sales, East Williamsburg has near average sales volume among other neighborhoods with $392.3 million in sales volume in the last two years and is the 17th highest in Brooklyn. For development, East Williamsburg has near average amount of major developments among other neighborhoods and is the 8th highest in Brooklyn. It had 2 million square feet of commercial and multi-family construction under development in the last two years, which represents 12 percent of the neighborhood’s built space.
The block
On this tax block, PincusCo has identified the owners of 11 of the 15 commercial properties representing 254,679 square feet of the 276,044 square feet. The largest owner is Graph Group, followed by Joel Hirsch and then Joel Schwartz. There are no active new building construction projects on this tax block.
The owner
The PincusCo database currently indicates that Zhi Xiang Lin owned at least five commercial properties with 18 residential units in New York City with 15,580 square feet and a city-determined market value of $4.9 million. (Market value is typically about 50% of actual value.) Within the portfolio, the bulk, or 31 percent of the 15,580 square feet of built space are office properties, with C3 properties next occupying 29 percent of the space. They are all located in Brooklyn.
The surrounding
Within a 400-foot radius of 875 Grand Street, PincusCo identified one commercial real estate item of interests occurred over the past 24 months. It was a sale which St. Nicks Alliance bought the 151,824-square-foot, 96-unit rental (D9) on 75 Bushwick Avenue for $5.2 million from Richman Group on January 10, 2025.
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