526 56th Street, Brooklyn
Apartment building · 10 units · built 2025 · Block 840, Lot 16.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Sep 18, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Alternation application to rename apartment numbers at 2ND, 3RD and 4TH floors of existing residential building. No work, no change of use, egress and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 25, 2024, estimated cost $17K, described as “Heavyduty sidewalk shed for new building construction 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.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 12, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install 10' curb cut including two 1.5' splays on south side of 56 Street, 207.5' east from the corner of 5 Ave and 56 Street.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 28, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Install construction fence in conjunction with NB 340805631, no change in use, occupancy or egress”
- Alteration, filed Mar 14, 2022, estimated cost $2K, described as “Install new sprinkler and plumbing system for 4-story residential building in conjunction with NB JOB#340805631. No change in use,egress and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 24, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Structural work for the proposed 4-story building”
- Alteration, filed Feb 24, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Support of Excavation for 4-Story Building”
- Alteration, filed Feb 24, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Foundation work for the proposed 4-story new building”
- Alteration, filed Dec 16, 2021, estimated cost $100K, described as “Install new HVAC system for new 4-story residential building in conjunction with NB JOB#340805631. No change in use,egress and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 29, 2021, estimated cost $2K, described as “Install construction fence as plan filed herewith, no change in use, occupancy or egress.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $641,250
- 2026–27 tax
- $55,873
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,425,000
- Taxable value
- $449,179
- Assessed land
- $226,350
- Assessed improvements
- $414,900
Zoning
R6B: floor area ratio 2.58 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- May 12, 2017: $1,300,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
In the news
Permits Filed for 526 56th Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York YIMBY, Mar 12, 2021.