# 194 Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 8 units · built 2021 · Block 1368, Lot 50.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3013680050/194-buffalo-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed May 5, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffolding as per plans. Pipe scaffolding shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 16, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary fence for this new building application 321385568.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 6, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Nstall 8' ht construction fence in-conjunction with dm JOB#321982967. No change of use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 29, 2020, estimated cost $5K, described as “Alteration type 3 - construction equipment - sidewalk-shed proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed for new building as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Live LOAD300 per square feet.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $510,300
- 2026–27 tax: $1,144
- Market value (city estimate): $1,134,000
- Taxable value: $9,195
- Assessed land: $163,800
- Assessed improvements: $346,500

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2060, about $62,332 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 2.54 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jun 5, 2019: $710,000
- Oct 30, 2018: $520,000

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

[Housing Lottery Launches for 194 Buffalo Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/04/housing-lottery-launches-for-194-buffalo-avenue-in-crown-heights-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Apr 14, 2024.

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