# 290 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 77 units · built c. 1928 · Block 1315, Lot 18.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3013150018/290-empire-boulevard

More construction in Prospect Lefferts Gardens: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/prospect-lefferts-gardens.md

Every lot on block 1315: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1315.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Aug 18, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Filing existing conditions for apartment 1L. Erected partition cited in violation 35136632Z and 35136633K has been removed.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 2, 2019, estimated cost $9K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed for remedial repairs as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Live load 300 per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2014 code”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,168,200
- 2026–27 tax: $145,312
- Market value (city estimate): $2,596,000
- Taxable value: $1,168,200
- Assessed land: $88,650
- Assessed improvements: $1,079,550

## Zoning

R7-1: floor area ratio 4.20 built, above the 3.44 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## 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