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Brooklyn Navy Yard Wayfinding is coming! By fall 2026, the Yard will be easier to navigate for your guests and deliveries through improved signage and updated building numbers, street names, and a new Navy Yard address. Below are some FAQs about what to expect in the next 6-8 months. 

 

WHY WAYFINDING?

  • If you have ever had to explain to someone why Building 280 is between Building 27 and Building 41, you know that the legacy numbering system was often confusing for vendors and visitors. By implementing an intuitive Wayfinding system, BNYDC aims to improve tenant experience and make it easy for employees, delivery drivers, and visitors to navigate the Yard.
  • You can find your new Building numbers and updated maps reflecting the updates here

TIMELINE

What is the timeline for the BNYDC Wayfinding Project?

  • Start Date: Early April
  • Duration of Project: 6 months (estimated)

 

UPDATED BUILDING NUMBERS & ADDRESS

How are the building numbers changing? 

  • To make finding your way around the Yard more intuitive, buildings will be sequentially numbered from 0-400 starting on the Kent Avenue/east side of the Yard moving to the Navy Street/west side of the Yard. For example, if your building is by Kent Avenue, your number will be between 1 and 50. If your building is by Navy Street, your number will be between 300 and 400. 
  • Buildings 72, 77, 92, 212, and 303 will keep their current building numbers. 
    • Except for the five buildings listed above, the new numbering system will not contain any existing building numbers.
  • For an interim 6-month period, red signs with legacy building numbers (e.g., “Former Building 280”) will be installed at main entrances or other highly visible locations to help with the transition. 

Are there any other building numbering improvements? 

  • Yes! To make it even easier to receive guests and deliveries, at each building, all doors and loading docks will be numbered sequentially. ADA entrances will also be identified.

What is my new building number and address and when can I use it? 

  • See the link above for your new Building number. Your new address is 1 Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building X, Suite XXX, Brooklyn, NY 11205.
  • You will get a letter from BNYDC Legal regarding how your new building numbers will be incorporated into your lease.
  • You can use your new address starting April 2026, however building signage will be added throughout the 6-month period. 

What are the recommended steps to prepare for this change? 

  • Communicate to your staff that this transition is coming, as well as frequent visitors and delivery drivers. 
  • Update your address on your website, social media, and any other platforms. 
  • Update your address on recurring deliveries and orders. 
  • Contact your account representatives for your utilities (i.e. internet, gas, bank). 
  • Communicate with your insurance provider that your address is changing.

 

UPDATED STREET NAMES

How are street names changing? 

  • Primary Driving Route: The primary driving route through campus, running continuously from the Kent Gate to the Sands Gate, will be renamed Navy Yard Drive (see the new Map). 
  • Intersecting Streets: To continue the east to west numerical orientation, all intersecting streets with Navy Yard Drive will begin with 1st Row (easternmost street) and end with 13th Row (westernmost street). 
  • Morris Avenue’s name will not change. 

 

DELIVERIES

What should I tell my delivery drivers? 

  • If you or your vendors use in-house drivers or another entity (e.g., not USPS, UPS, DHL, FedEx or Amazon), we recommend that you inform them of your address change and provide them to the appropriate door or dock number. They can also request a map at the gate upon entering the Yard.  

How long will I be able to have my packages delivered to my old address? 

  • Until the end of 2026. For a 6-month period starting in April 2026, Millenium, BNY’s campus mail provider, will support all deliveries to legacy addresses.
  • We are coordinating with USPS and our on-campus mail distributor, as well as working with FedEx, UPS, DHL, and Amazon. All drivers will be offered a map at the entrance gate if needed to support their successful delivery to you. Online sources, like Waze and Google Maps, will be updated to reflect the new building numbers after April 2026.