# 281 Hicks Street, Brooklyn

Co-op · 9 units · built c. 1900 · Block 261, Lot 16.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3002610016/281-hicks-street

More construction in Brooklyn Heights: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/brooklyn-heights.md

Every lot on block 261: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/261.md

## Building permits

No building permits on file for this lot.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,535,750
- 2026–27 tax: $81,085
- Market value (city estimate): $5,635,000
- Taxable value: $788,742
- Assessed land: $17,550
- Assessed improvements: $2,518,200

## Tax breaks

- Co-op and condo abatement, with no end date, a $17,200 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 2.79 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Nov 13, 2024: $1,760,000
- Oct 9, 2024: $2,427,000
- Sep 5, 2024: $1,800,000
- Mar 13, 2023: $1,600,000
- Oct 22, 2018: $1,800,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## Landmarks

Part of Brooklyn Heights Historic District (Historic District). 8 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

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