# 285 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 33 units · built c. 1914 · Block 1181, Lot 68.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3011810068/291-eastern-parkway

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Large Residential, filed May 19, 2023, 76 units, 8 stories, described as “New 8 stories with cellar and sub-cellar mixed use ( residential/ community facility) building with accessory off-street parking for 40 cars and 38 bicycles.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 29, 2026, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 27, 2026, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary personnel hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 12, 2026, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 12, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 12, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 12, 2026, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 7, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 7, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 20, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence, no change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,503,350
- 2026–27 tax: $275,612
- Market value (city estimate): $5,563,000
- Taxable value: $2,215,710
- Assessed land: $536,400
- Assessed improvements: $1,966,950

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 2.41 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 291 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/05/permits-filed-for-291-eastern-parkway-in-crown-heights-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, May 22, 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