# 285 5th Avenue, Brooklyn

Co-op · 8 units · built c. 1921 · Block 970, Lot 7.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3009700007/285-5-avenue

More construction in Park Slope: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/park-slope.md

Every lot on block 970: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/970.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Nov 5, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Structural repair of ex. Sidewalk vault, including reframe of ex. Hatch supports @ front of cellar as per plans submitted herewith. No change to egress, use or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 30, 2024, estimated cost $5K, 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 Jul 30, 2024, estimated cost $5K, 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.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,484,100
- 2026–27 tax: $46,558
- Market value (city estimate): $3,298,000
- Taxable value: $456,131
- Assessed land: $16,650
- Assessed improvements: $1,467,450

## Tax breaks

- Co-op and condo abatement, with no end date, a $10,180 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 2.88 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 17, 2025: $400,000
- Mar 4, 2025: $885,000
- Jul 25, 2024: $1,200,000
- Oct 27, 2020: $699,000, Apt 3D
- May 6, 2020: $400,000, Apt 2A
- Nov 30, 2018: $720,000
- Aug 8, 2018: $1,015,000

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