# 21 East 198th Street, The Bronx

Vacant land · Block 3319, Lot 24.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/2033190024/21-east-198-street

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

## 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.

## 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.

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held For 19-21 East 198th Street in Bedford Park, The Bronx](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/07/ribbon-cutting-ceremony-held-for-19-21-east-198th-street-in-bedford-park-the-bronx.html), New York YIMBY, Jul 13, 2026.

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