# 1965 Lafayette Avenue, The Bronx

Apartment building · 359 units · built 1969 · Block 3672, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/2036720001/1933-lafayette-avenue

More construction in Castle Hill and Unionport: https://umarelli.org/nyc/bronx/castle-hill-and-unionport.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Tower, filed Mar 20, 2026, 207 units, 22 stories, described as “Proposed new 22 Story Mixed Use residential and community facility building”
- Alteration, filed Apr 15, 2026, estimated cost $49K, described as “Interior renovation to resolve vacate order due to fire damages as shown on plans filed herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Herewith filing for new 22' curb cut on Lafayette Avenue for NB job # 210181337”
- Alteration, filed Sep 14, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 25, 2020, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 19, 2019, estimated cost $4K, described as “Erect an illuminated business accessory wall sign. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 19, 2019, estimated cost $4K, described as “Erect an illuminated business accessory wall sign. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 23, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code.live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 1, 2018, described as “Installation of temporary supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2014 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $5,743,350
- 2026–27 tax: $32,374
- Market value (city estimate): $12,763,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $762,750
- Assessed improvements: $4,980,600

## Tax breaks

- Article XI exemption, through Jun 30, 2027, about $714,415 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R8 (part of the lot is R6): floor area ratio 3.55 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 16, 2021: $43,000,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- 1965 Lafayette Avenue (City Planning P2016X0337): Completed, decided Dec 24, 2017. This is a private application by Park Lane Residences Co. requesting a zoning map amendment from R6 to R8 and R8/C2-4 and a zoning text amendment to Appendix F to establish a MIH area within the rezoning area to facilitate 425 units of…

## In the news

[New Rendering Reveals 1933 Lafayette Avenue in Unionport, The Bronx](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/03/new-rendering-reveals-1933-lafayette-avenue-in-unionport-the-bronx.html), New York YIMBY, Mar 28, 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