# 215 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn

Commercial · built c. 1921 · Block 1442, Lot 8.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3014420008/215-rockaway-avenue

More construction in Ocean Hill: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/ocean-hill.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Sep 14, 2023, 25 units, 9 stories, described as “New mixed building (residential and community)”
- Demolition, filed Nov 19, 2025, estimated cost $50K, described as “Full demolition of existing one story masonry building by hand”
- Demolition, filed Oct 13, 2023, estimated cost $50K, described as “Full demolition by hand”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $186,750
- 2026–27 tax: $19,692
- Market value (city estimate): $415,000
- Taxable value: $181,530
- Assessed land: $70,200
- Assessed improvements: $116,550

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 0.87 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 215 Rockaway Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/09/permits-filed-for-215-rockaway-avenue-in-brownsville-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Sep 17, 2023.

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