# 688 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family with store · built c. 1900 · Block 1153, Lot 32.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3011530032/688-washington-avenue

More construction in Prospect Heights: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/prospect-heights.md

Every lot on block 1153: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1153.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jul 19, 2019, estimated cost $3K, described as “Cap and remove electric washer and dryer at 2ND floor public hallway. Filed to address ecb# 35358087X. Plumbing work as per plan. No changes to use, egress, or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $164,700
- 2026–27 tax: $5,082
- Market value (city estimate): $2,745,000
- Taxable value: $25,609
- Assessed land: $8,340
- Assessed improvements: $156,360

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 1.89 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- May 29, 2025: $2,360,000
- Jul 28, 2016: $1,610,000

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