# 227 Duffield Street, Brooklyn

Three-family with store · built c. 1915 · Block 146, Lot 15.

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On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3001460015/227-duffield-street

More construction in Downtown Brooklyn: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/downtown-brooklyn.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jan 4, 2022, estimated cost $1.5M, described as “Temporary bracing of existing north wall . Bracing to be installed in the adjacent lot at 225 Duffield St”
- Alteration, filed Sep 30, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Filing herewith for construction fence”
- Alteration, filed Sep 29, 2021, estimated cost $48K, described as “Filing herewith for the structural shoring as indicated in plans.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 24, 2021, estimated cost $156K, described as “Filing herewith to seal and stabilize the building in order to prepare corrections and remediation of deteriorated of facade alterations.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 2, 2019, estimated cost $395K, described as “Mechanical systems in conjunction with NB#321594761”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $730,800
- Market value (city estimate): $1,624,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $84,150
- Assessed improvements: $646,650

## Zoning

C6-4.5: floor area ratio 1.33 built, 12.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Mar 10, 2021: $3,200,000
- Jun 15, 2017: $149,000

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

## Landmarks

Part of Harriet and Thomas Truesdell House (Individual Landmark). 5 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

## Board and land use applications

- Harriet and Thomas Truesdell House (City Planning 2021K0324): Completed, filed Feb 11, 2021, decided May 19, 2021. The Landmarks Preservation Commission is requesting a report from the City Planning Commission on the landmark designation of Harriet and Thomas Truesdell House, located at 227 Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn, Community District 2,…
- Proposed Extension of the Downtown Brooklyn BID (City Planning 2027K0210): Business improvement district, In Public Review. An action to facilitate a merger of 2 Business Improvement Districts (BID) and 1 Special Assessment District (SAD). The merger of the MetroTech Area BID, Court-Livingston-Schermerhorn BID and Fulton Mall SAD in Downtown Brooklyn, Community…

## In the news

[What’s Next for the Landmarked House at 227 Abolitionist Place-Duffield Street?](https://www.brownstoner.com/development/landmark-house-227-abolitionist-place-duffield-street-heritage-center-demolition-plans/), Brownstoner, Jun 9, 2022.

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