# 408 Lefferts Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 56 units · built 2022 · Block 1331, Lot 5.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3013310005/408-lefferts-avenue

More construction in Flatbush: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/flatbush.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 20, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Filing to protect neighbor during minor facade repair work. This system is a site specific engineered enclosure system subject to the requirements of bc 3309.17. Plan examiner to verify. No change in use, egress, or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Jun 20, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary light duty pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 29, 2022, estimated cost $9K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2014 code. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 2, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Install 8' ht construction fence aligned with property and work in-conjunction with NB#321588046. No change of use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 15, 2020, estimated cost $5K, described as “Construct one 12'-0" curb cut including 2 1'-6" splays, located on south side of Lefferts Avenue, 55'-3" East of New York Avenue, to parking garage at first floor for 11 cars of new building filed under application # 321588046.”
- Alteration, filed May 8, 2020, estimated cost $1.7M, described as “Design of cast in place concrete structural system”
- Alteration, filed May 1, 2020, estimated cost $720K, described as “Installation of mechanical system with ventilation system and associated duct and piping in conjunction with new building APPLICATION#321588046. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 29, 2020, estimated cost $535K, described as “Installation of plumbing fixtures for entire building in conjunction with new building application #321588046. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 18, 2020, estimated cost $743K, described as “Installation of sprinkler and standpipe system in conjunction with new building application #321588046. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 14, 2019, estimated cost $5K, described as “8' high construction fence for demo #321991252”
- Alteration, filed May 14, 2019, estimated cost $5K, described as “8' high construction fence for demo #321991243”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $5,611,050
- 2026–27 tax: $680,944
- Market value (city estimate): $12,469,000
- Taxable value: $5,474,267
- Assessed land: $451,800
- Assessed improvements: $5,159,250

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 6.44 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Apr 18, 2019: $275,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 408 Lefferts Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/09/affordable-housing-lottery-launches-for-408-lefferts-avenue-in-prospect-lefferts-gardens-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Sep 27, 2025.

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