# 1670 Nelson Avenue, The Bronx

Apartment building · 17 units · built 2025 · Block 2876, Lot 159.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/2028760159/1670-nelson-avenue

More construction in Highbridge and Morris Heights: https://umarelli.org/nyc/bronx/highbridge-and-morris-heights.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Mar 24, 2025, 17 units, 4 stories, described as “4 story & penthouse residential building dewelling units.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 24, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 24, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 20, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of 8" Construction fence”
- Demolition, filed Mar 3, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Final condition plan and sections of full demolition of 1 story garage”
- Demolition, filed Mar 3, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Full Demolition of a Three Story Building”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $541,350
- 2026–27 tax: $2,674
- Market value (city estimate): $1,203,000
- Taxable value: $467,546
- Assessed land: $97,650
- Assessed improvements: $443,700

## Zoning

R7-1: floor area ratio 2.27 built, 3.44 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 4, 2024: $999,500

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

## Flood zone

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

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