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Developer Seeks to Raze 1916 Bed-Stuy Garage for 13 Apartments

The city's 1985 deed is in ACRIS. The $57,000 price is not in the data. The Feb. 6 building filing is, and it is further along than the hearing suggests.

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$57,000Reported 1985 city sale price (Brownstoner; ACRIS amount field shows $0)
41 yearsFeb. 1985 city deed to the Oct. 2026 hearing
13 unitsProposed, 5 stories, 23,527.7 sq ft (DOB NOW)
$2.57MInitial cost on the main building job (DOB NOW)

Le Capital NYC wants to replace a 1-story, 1916 garage in the Bed-Stuy Historic District with a five-story, 13-unit building at 406-410 Macdonough Street, and DOB has had the plans since February. Landmarks heard the case Oct. 6 and, per Brownstoner, took no action and asked for a revised design.

Why it matters

The city sold the lot in 1985. ACRIS has the deed: dated Feb. 22, recorded Apr. 24, from the City of New York to an individual buyer (ACRIS). Brownstoner puts the price at $57,000. The record data we can reach shows $0 in the amount field, so treat that figure as reported, not verified.

The filing is the larger story. DOB NOW shows job B01353337-I1 filed Feb. 6, 2026, eight months before the hearing, for a 5-story multifamily building at a $2,569,390 initial cost, with Le Capital NYC as owner (DOB NOW). Seven supporting filings followed through Sept. 23, covering structural, foundation, mechanical, plumbing, sprinklers, excavation support and a new curb cut. The developer was spending on engineering well before the design was in front of the commission.

Ownership is the open question. The filer is Le Capital NYC, yet ACRIS shows no deed to it. A June 2025 contract of sale and zoning-lot documents recorded Mar. 13 name Lian Development JV Group LLC of Brooklyn. The last recorded deed is a 2021 estate transfer. The firms’ link to each other is not on the record we found, so we are not stating it. Our New York coverage follows how historic-district limits shape small Brooklyn infill.

The numbers

  • Deed, block 1676 lot 25: dated Feb. 22, 1985, recorded Apr. 24, 1985, reel 1634 page 750, amount field $0 (ACRIS).
  • Reported 1985 price: $57,000 (Brownstoner).
  • Contract of sale: dated June 19, 2025, recorded June 27, names Lian Development JV Group LLC (ACRIS).
  • DOB NOW B01353337-I1: filed Feb. 6, 2026, 1 story to 5, 13 units, 23,527.7 sq ft, $2,569,390, Plan Examiner Review (DOB NOW).
  • Existing building: 1 story, 0 dwelling units (DOB NOW).
  • Reported by Brownstoner, not in the records we pulled: 1916 construction, 11 parking spaces, and the Oct. 6 hearing outcome.

What’s next

Watch for a revised design at LPC, since the commission asked for changes and no vote was taken. On the DOB side, watch whether job B01353337-I1 clears plan review and whether a deed or acquisition mortgage to Le Capital NYC or Lian Development records in ACRIS.

On the record

What we checked ourselves, and where you can check it too.

  • Public recordACRIS deed FT_3700001083270, dated Feb. 22, 1985 and recorded Apr. 24, 1985 (reel 1634, page 750), conveys block 1676, lot 25 from the City of New York to a private individual. The ACRIS amount field reads $0, so the $57,000 price reported by Brownstoner is not confirmed by the record data we can reach.View the record on a836-acris.nyc.gov
  • Public recordDOB NOW job B01353337-I1 was filed Feb. 6, 2026, 8 months before the LPC hearing, for a vertical and horizontal enlargement of the 1-story building into a 5-story, 13-unit, 23,527.7 sq ft building at a $2,569,390 initial cost. It lists Le Capital NYC as owner and sits in Plan Examiner Review (status date Oct. 1). Seven supporting filings (S1 to S7) run from Apr. 22 to Sept. 23, 2026.View the record on data.cityofnewyork.us
  • Public recordThe filer of record is Le Capital NYC, but ACRIS shows no deed to it. The recorded contract of sale (June 19, 2025) and zoning-lot documents recorded Mar. 13, 2026 name Lian Development JV Group LLC, 308 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn. The last recorded deed we found is a 2021 estate transfer.View the record on a836-acris.nyc.gov

On the record

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