# 259 Schenectady Avenue, Brooklyn

Mixed use · 2 units · built c. 1930 · Block 1390, Lot 8.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3013900008/259-schenectady-avenue

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

Every lot on block 1390: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1390.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 18, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “Removal all sprinkler heads and piping in the laundromat, cap all sprinkler lines only. All other demolition was done under separate application # 321116136.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 25, 2023, estimated cost $12K, described as “Plugging abandoned 3" water pipe outside of building”
- Alteration, filed Apr 15, 2021, estimated cost $24K, described as “New vrf heat pump HVAC system for commercial space. No change in use, occupancy or egress”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $558,900
- 2026–27 tax: $53,514
- Market value (city estimate): $1,242,000
- Taxable value: $493,307
- Assessed land: $36,000
- Assessed improvements: $522,900

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 2.32 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## 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