# 253 Schenectady Avenue, Brooklyn

Mixed use · 6 units · built c. 1925 · Block 1384, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3013840001/253-schenectady-avenue

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

Every lot on block 1384: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1384.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 30, 2021, estimated cost $32K, described as “Remove janitor closet in public hallway & increase size of existing 2nd floor front apartment to create new apartment 2F.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 8, 2021, estimated cost $8K, described as “Add a ventilation system for a nail store”
- Alteration, filed Feb 5, 2021, estimated cost $6K, described as “Add five sinks and a new lava, replaced a lava and a toilet.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 5, 2021, estimated cost $17K, described as “Interior renovation of existing nail salon on the first floor. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 28, 2019, estimated cost $500, described as “Sidewalk construction fence for alt 2 340702564 storefront. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $400,050
- 2026–27 tax: $22,323
- Market value (city estimate): $889,000
- Taxable value: $179,460
- Assessed land: $7,650
- Assessed improvements: $392,400

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 3.44 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Apr 30, 2019: $2,100,000

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