# 621 East 178th Street, The Bronx

Apartment building · 8 units · built c. 1901 · Block 3068, Lot 88.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/2030680088/623-east-178-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Aug 20, 2025, 99 units, 12 stories, described as “(please assign to dev hub) proposed new 12 story residential building”
- Alteration, filed May 1, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Knuckleboom placement. This application involves no change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 10, 2026, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 9, 2026, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary personnel hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 3, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 3, 2026, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 3, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 11, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 11, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 11, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Sep 5, 2025, estimated cost $50K, described as “Full demolition to a two story house”
- Demolition, filed Sep 5, 2025, estimated cost $50K, described as “Full demolition to a two story house”
- Demolition, filed Sep 5, 2025, estimated cost $50K, described as “Full demolition to a two story house”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,161,900
- 2026–27 tax: $6,252
- Market value (city estimate): $2,582,000
- Taxable value: $50,263
- Assessed land: $248,850
- Assessed improvements: $913,050

## Zoning

R7-1: floor area ratio 1.19 built, 3.44 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Nov 10, 2025: $1,100,000
- Oct 31, 2016: $461,100

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 623 East 178th Street in Tremont, The Bronx](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/08/permits-filed-for-623-east-178th-street-in-tremont-the-bronx.html), New York YIMBY, Aug 31, 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