# 734 53rd Street, Brooklyn

Four-family · built c. 1908 · Block 818, Lot 22.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3008180022/734-53-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed May 8, 2025, estimated cost $33K, described as “Installation of solar PV system. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 8, 2024, estimated cost $13K, described as “Heavyduty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2022 NYC building code.”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Jun 23, 2023, estimated cost $1.2M, 2 units in all, 3 stories, described as “Proposed horizontal and vertical enlargement on a 2 story building. Cellar and 1ST floor have community facility, 2ND and 3RD floor have residential use. Obtain new c of o.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $340,650
- 2026–27 tax: $10,152
- Market value (city estimate): $757,000
- Taxable value: $101,305
- Assessed land: $70,200
- Assessed improvements: $270,450

## Tax breaks

- Solar abatement, through Jun 30, 2030, a $2,449 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 1.21 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Mar 29, 2023: $1,700,000

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

## Flood zone

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

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