# 491 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn

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

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3013100050/491-empire-boulevard

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

Every lot on block 1310: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1310.md

## 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.

## Recent sales

- Mar 20, 2024: $985,819
- Nov 15, 2023: $895,000

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