# 1598 Union Street, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1901 · Block 1401, Lot 15.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3014010015/1598-union-street

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

Every lot on block 1401: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1401.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Dec 27, 2024, estimated cost $9K, described as “Replace front steps as per plan. No change in use, egress or occupancy with this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $110,640
- 2026–27 tax: $7,593
- Market value (city estimate): $1,844,000
- Taxable value: $38,263
- Assessed land: $21,480
- Assessed improvements: $89,160

## Zoning

R4: floor area ratio 1.76 built, above the 1.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Oct 18, 2023: $2,087,413, sold with other lots
- Jun 14, 2022: $1,450,000

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