# 778 Elsmere Place, The Bronx

Single family · built c. 1901 · Block 2955, Lot 12.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/2029550012/778-elsmere-place

More construction in East Tremont: https://umarelli.org/nyc/bronx/east-tremont.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Dec 8, 2025, 16 units, 6 stories, described as “Erection of a new 6 story residential building”
- Alteration, filed Jan 20, 2026, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Dec 18, 2025, estimated cost $45K, described as “Full demolition to a two story house”
- Alteration, filed Dec 8, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Construction fence application being filed for new building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $36,180
- 2026–27 tax: $2,610
- Market value (city estimate): $603,000
- Taxable value: $13,153
- Assessed land: $10,800
- Assessed improvements: $25,380

## Zoning

R7-1: floor area ratio 0.66 built, 3.44 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 22, 2025: $705,000

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