# 557 St Johns Place, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 10 units · built c. 1908 · Block 1175, Lot 90.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3011750090/557-st-john-place

More construction in Crown Heights: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/crown-heights.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Aug 17, 2023, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold as per plans in compliance with chapter 33 of nycbc. No change in use, egress, or ocuppancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 17, 2023, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of heavyduty sidewalk shed and overhead protection as per plans in compliance with chapter 33 of nycbc. No change in use, egress, or occupancy under this application”
- Alteration, filed Jan 23, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Paa filed herewith to update fence door”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Sep 28, 2022, estimated cost $1.3M, 4 units added, 4 stories, described as “Application filed herewith to vertically and horiontally enlarge exist. Six (6) family building into a ten (10) dwelling unit building. New c-of-o to be issued.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $706,050
- 2026–27 tax: $34,862
- Market value (city estimate): $1,569,000
- Taxable value: $280,263
- Assessed land: $4,500
- Assessed improvements: $701,550

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 2.64 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 29, 2016: $2,160,000

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