# 1259 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn

Vacant land · Block 1356, Lot 75.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3013560075/1259-st-marks-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Apr 10, 2025, 21 units, 4 stories, described as “Four-story residential building - 21 dwelling units”
- Alteration, filed Feb 26, 2026, estimated cost $15K, described as “Extend chimney as per plan - no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 12, 2025, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 11, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 8, 2025, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 8, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Demolition, filed May 6, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Full demolition to a one story garage”
- Alteration, filed Apr 11, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Mar 26, 2025, estimated cost $70K, described as “Full demolition to a two story house”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $29,460
- 2026–27 tax: $3,075
- Market value (city estimate): $491,000
- Taxable value: $15,495
- Assessed land: $29,460

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Feb 7, 2025: $1,800,000

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 1259 St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/03/affordable-housing-lottery-launches-for-1259-st-marks-avenue-in-crown-heights-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Mar 19, 2026.

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