# 262 East 197th Street, The Bronx

Vacant land · Block 3295, Lot 30.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/2032950030/262-east-197-street

More construction in Bedford Park and Norwood: https://umarelli.org/nyc/bronx/bedford-park-and-norwood.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Oct 23, 2024, 33 units, 4 stories, described as “New 4-Story and Penthouse, 33-unit residential building.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 29, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 23, 2025, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 23, 2025, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 20, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Jan 14, 2025, estimated cost $45K, described as “Full demolition to a three story house”
- Alteration, filed Feb 6, 2023, estimated cost $6K, described as “Temporary construction fence in-conjunction with full demolition and new residential development application. No proposed changed to use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $44,700
- 2026–27 tax: $8,870
- Market value (city estimate): $745,000
- Taxable value: $44,700
- Assessed land: $44,700

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Feb 6, 2025: $653,500
- May 17, 2022: $580,000
- Jul 3, 2017: $360,000

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 262 East 197th Street in Fordham, The Bronx](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/10/permits-filed-for-262-east-197th-street-in-fordham-the-bronx.html), New York YIMBY, Oct 26, 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