# 581 East 161st Street, The Bronx

Vacant land · Block 2620, Lot 50.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/2026200050/581-east-161-street

More construction in Morrisania and Longwood: https://umarelli.org/nyc/bronx/morrisania-and-longwood.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed May 15, 2025, 83 units, 11 stories, described as “Hub consultation held and accepted on 5/20/2025 with dbc rami bitar. Propose a new 11-story residential building (use group ii & iiia) with a sub-cellar & cellar as per plan. Obtain new c of o.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $270,450
- 2026–27 tax: $12,235
- Market value (city estimate): $601,000
- Taxable value: $112,788
- Assessed land: $270,450

## Zoning

R7-2: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 3.44 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Nov 30, 2023: $3,350,000, sold with other lots

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## Board and land use applications

- 893 Eagle Avenue Rezoning (City Planning P2018X0270): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Special permit, Completed, decided Dec 30, 2025. A series of ULURP and non-ULURP actions to facilitate the development of a new eleven-story plus cellar and sub-cellar 55,324 sf community facility building with 83 affordable and supportive housing units with counseling offices and…

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 581 East 161st Street in Morrisania, The Bronx](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/05/permits-filed-for-581-east-161st-street-in-morrisania-the-bronx.html), New York YIMBY, May 21, 2025.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology