# 719 40th Street, Brooklyn

Single family · built c. 1901 · Block 915, Lot 58.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3009150058/719-40-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Oct 26, 2026, 3 units, 3 stories, described as “Proposed 3-story, 3-family residential new building with a cellar.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 2, 2020, estimated cost $3K, described as “Application filing to legalize curb cut work performed without a permit, restore curb to original condition and remove DOB violation 090110C0702AA. There is no change to use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 23, 2020, estimated cost $3K, described as “Application filing to legalization curb cut work performed without a permit, and comply with DOB violation 090110C0702AA. There is no change in use, egress or occupancy. See comments section for more information.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 27, 2019, estimated cost $18K, described as “Structural repairs at rear yard of property”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $80,160
- 2026–27 tax: $4,879
- Market value (city estimate): $1,336,000
- Taxable value: $24,589
- Assessed land: $20,940
- Assessed improvements: $59,220

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 0.55 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Mar 21, 2024: $1,100,000

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