# 1981 Ellis Avenue, The Bronx

Apartment building · 27 units · built 2025 · Block 3794, Lot 62.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/2037940062/1981-ellis-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Aug 26, 2024, 27 units, 5 stories, described as “Proposed new five story residential building.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 4, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of needle beam at 2ND floor as per plan.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 14, 2025, estimated cost $25K, described as “Filing for temporary shed.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 26, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “Fence application filed in conjunction with new building job #X01091408.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $66,645
- 2026–27 tax: $2,025
- Market value (city estimate): $148,100
- Taxable value: $16,282
- Assessed land: $66,645

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 2.87 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- May 23, 2024: $610,000, sold with other lots

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

## Flood zone

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

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