# 277 Hicks Street, Brooklyn

Co-op · 18 units · built 1960 · Block 261, Lot 18.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3002610018/277-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

- Alteration, filed Dec 18, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of a temporary Material hoist per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 12, 2025, described as “Facade restoration & inspection”
- Alteration, filed Sep 3, 2025, estimated cost $104K, described as “Renovation of apartment # #4D on the fourth floor. Work includes non-structural demolition and general construction as per plans file herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 7, 2025, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of a temporarily heavy-duty sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 7, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of a temporarily supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 18, 2025, estimated cost $38K, described as “Removal of non-structural partition. Replacement of kitchen cabinets, fixtures, and appliances”
- Alteration, filed Apr 22, 2025, estimated cost $661K, described as “Exterior restoration: brick replacement, parapet reconstruction, terra cotta replacement, roof replacement and misc. Repairs as per plans. No change in egress, occupancy or use.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 26, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Install new split a/c system at duplex lower/upper level APT#1C of existing 5 story building as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or certificate of occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 31, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of new bathroom fixtures and cap and removal of 1 gas stove. No change of use, egress, or occupancy under this application. See comment#24”
- Alteration, filed Mar 31, 2022, estimated cost $44K, described as “Interior renovation and combination of apartments with some minor demolition, partitions, and doors. No change of use, egress, or occupancy under this application. See comment#24”
- Alteration, filed Mar 25, 2022, estimated cost $8K, described as “Installation of two and one-half (2.5) ton mini-split air conditioning system and associated fan coils. No change to use, egress of occupancy under this application. Certificate of compliance to be obtained upon completion”
- Alteration, filed Nov 30, 2020, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of temporary pipe 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: $2,896,650
- 2026–27 tax: $248,565
- Market value (city estimate): $6,437,000
- Taxable value: $2,363,660
- Assessed land: $325,350
- Assessed improvements: $2,571,300

## Tax breaks

- Co-op and condo abatement, with no end date, a $45,649 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 3.69 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- May 28, 2025: $2,310,000
- Jul 10, 2024: $1,690,000
- Jul 6, 2022: $1,250,000
- Mar 25, 2022: $1,199,000
- Oct 14, 2021: $853,600
- Aug 12, 2021: $1,545,000
- Aug 3, 2021: $1,700,000
- Aug 4, 2017: $1,675,000
- May 22, 2017: $1,300,000
- Apr 11, 2017: $975,000

The 10 most recent of 11 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). 31 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