# 1485 Union Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1910 · Block 1272, Lot 87.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3012720087/1485-union-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Mar 11, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Application filed herewith for the installation of a temporary construction fence”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Sep 22, 2025, estimated cost $737K, 2 units in all, 4 stories, described as “Application filed herewith to vertically and horizonally enlarge an existing two story + basement two family building into a four story mixed use building”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $106,440
- 2026–27 tax: $8,318
- Market value (city estimate): $1,774,000
- Taxable value: $41,921
- Assessed land: $20,220
- Assessed improvements: $86,220

## Zoning

R4: floor area ratio 1.66 built, above the 1.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- May 29, 2025: $1,500,000

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