# 169 Underhill Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1897 · Block 1166, Lot 6.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3011660006/169-underhill-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 17, 2025, estimated cost $616K, described as “Proposed interior renovation & reconfiguration of existing 2 family house. Add new bulkhead and a stair to roof. Replace and upgrade electrical, plumbing, mechanicals & sprinklers. Obtain new c of o”
- Alteration, filed Jun 9, 2023, 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.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $223,080
- 2026–27 tax: $10,665
- Market value (city estimate): $3,718,000
- Taxable value: $53,747
- Assessed land: $28,320
- Assessed improvements: $194,760

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 1.89 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Apr 18, 2025: $3,100,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## Landmarks

Part of Prospect Heights Historic District (Historic District). 8 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

## In the news

[Proposed Rezoning for 29-Story Towers in Broadway Junction Area Inches Forward](https://www.brownstoner.com/development/herkimer-williams-rezoning-ocean-hill-broadway-junction-totem-application/), Brownstoner, Nov 29, 2023.

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