# 39 Sidney Place, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 5 units · built c. 1846 · Block 267, Lot 14.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3002670014/39-sidney-place

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

Every lot on block 267: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/267.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Sep 9, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2022 code. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 9, 2026, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of engineered enclosure system as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2022 code. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 18, 2026, estimated cost $7K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 18, 2026, estimated cost $7K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 10, 2025, estimated cost $160K, described as “Proposed plumbing work on cellar, basement, 1ST thru 4TH floor as per plans.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2025, estimated cost $986K, described as “Proposed horizontal enlargement at cellar, basement, and 1ST floor of an existing 5-story 5-family building to a 5-story 1-family building as per plan. Obtain new certificate of occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 9, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Submit temporary construction fence at open space. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,039,850
- 2026–27 tax: $63,949
- Market value (city estimate): $4,533,000
- Taxable value: $514,098
- Assessed land: $279,000
- Assessed improvements: $1,760,850

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 1.66 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Apr 4, 2025: $7,350,000

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). 16 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

## In the news

[LPC Set To Review Proposal For 39 Sidney Place In Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/03/lpc-set-to-review-proposal-for-39-sidney-place-in-brooklyn-heights-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Mar 3, 2025.

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