21 East 198th Street, The Bronx
Vacant land · Block 3319, Lot 24.
Building permits
- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Apr 23, 2025, 67 units, 11 stories, described as “New 11-story building with 67 dwelling units and a commercial space”
- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2026, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 16, 2026, described as “Suspended Scaffold for Facade Restoration as Shown on Plans”
- Alteration, filed Feb 26, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary personnel material hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 24, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 24, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary engineered enclosure system as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Jan 22, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 16, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 11, 2026, estimated cost $7K, described as “Filing for temporary sidewalk shed. No change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 4, 2025, described as “Filing for installation of engineered enclosure system per 3309.17”
- Demolition, filed Dec 4, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Full demolition of an existing 2 story frame building”
- Alteration, filed Dec 4, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Construction fence filed for the demolition of the existing and construction of the new building.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $31,800
- 2026–27 tax
- $5,149
- Market value (city estimate)
- $530,000
- Taxable value
- $25,949
- Assessed land
- $31,800
Zoning
R8: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Oct 22, 2024: $1,800,000
- Feb 22, 2019: $725,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
In the news
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held For 19-21 East 198th Street in Bedford Park, The Bronx, New York YIMBY, Jul 13, 2026.