491 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn

Single family with store · built c. 1935 · Block 1310, Lot 50.

Building permits

No building permits on file for this lot.

Property taxes

Assessment
$73,380
2026–27 tax
$5,103
Market value (city estimate)
$1,223,000
Taxable value
$25,716
Assessed land
$8,460
Assessed improvements
$64,920

Zoning

R5: floor area ratio 1.57 built, above the 1.50 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

Flood zone

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

Recent sales

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

More construction in Crown Heights

Every lot on block 1310

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