# 663 53rd Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1910 · Block 809, Lot 146.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3008090146/663-53-street

More construction in Sunset Park: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/sunset-park.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jul 24, 2025, estimated cost $20K, described as “File underpinning application to cure violations: 39150283X;060925IMEGNCY19288;060525C25-01060;060525C25-01074;060925CCE30701AD;061025CCE30701AD, and vacate order #: 3A16586”
- Alteration, filed Jun 6, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Submit temporary construction fence at open space, no change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed May 19, 2025, estimated cost $1.7M, 8 units added, 6 stories, described as “Proposed vertical and horizontal enlargement of an existing 2-story two-family building to a 6-story ten-family mixed-use building as per plan. Obtain new certificate of occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $102,840
- 2026–27 tax: $9,222
- Market value (city estimate): $1,714,000
- Taxable value: $46,476
- Assessed land: $33,540
- Assessed improvements: $69,300

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 1.59 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 16, 2024: $2,030,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 663 53rd Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/05/permits-filed-for-663-53rd-street-in-sunset-park-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, May 26, 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