# 1720 Popham Avenue, The Bronx

Two-family · built c. 1930 · Block 2877, Lot 429.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/2028770429/1720-popham-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Demolition, filed Oct 2, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full demotlition work for garage”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Jan 27, 2025, estimated cost $1.6M, 9 units added, 4 stories, described as “Proposed alteration for the enlargement of an existing 1-family, two-story building to a 10-dwelling unit, four-story building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $51,720
- 2026–27 tax: $2,883
- Market value (city estimate): $862,000
- Taxable value: $14,530
- Assessed land: $11,880
- Assessed improvements: $39,840

## Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 0.37 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Nov 1, 2022: $870,000
- Feb 26, 2016: $580,000

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

## Flood zone

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

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