# 868 East 156th Street, The Bronx

Apartment building · 35 units · built 2025 · Block 2687, Lot 18.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/2026870018/868-east-156-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Dec 3, 2024, 35 units, 9 stories, described as “Proposed new 9 story residential building”
- Alteration, filed Aug 4, 2025, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 4, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 25, 2025, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary personnel material hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 23, 2025, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 23, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 13, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of 8ft construction fence”
- Demolition, filed Feb 11, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Full demolition of the existing 2-story building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $126,000
- 2026–27 tax: $3,644
- Market value (city estimate): $280,000
- Taxable value: $29,291
- Assessed land: $126,000

## Zoning

R7-1: floor area ratio 6.27 built, above the 3.44 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Feb 24, 2025: $965,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 868 East 156th Street in Woodstock, The Bronx](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/12/permits-filed-for-868-east-156th-street-in-woodstock-the-bronx.html), New York YIMBY, Dec 6, 2024.

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