# 398 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn

Three-family · built 2025 · Block 1451, Lot 40.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3014510040/398-howard-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Oct 4, 2021, 3 units, 4 stories
- Alteration, filed Oct 5, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Builder pavement plan in conjunction with new building# 321600745, total frontage is 18 feet”
- Alteration, filed Dec 31, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 14, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 5, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install fire sprinklers in conjunction with NB. The system is hydraulically calculated. There is no change in use. occupancy. or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 24, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install plumbing systems in conjunction with NB.”
- Demolition, filed Nov 13, 2024
- Alteration, filed May 15, 2024, estimated cost $2K, described as “Herewith filed for a 8ft plywood construction fence”
- Alteration, filed Sep 9, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Affordable House Development, HUB Consultation Meeting Accepted 07/07/21. file SOE in conjunction with NB#321600745.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 14, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Affordable Housing Development, HUB Consultation Meeting Accepted 10/04/21. file foundation and earthwork in conjunction with NB#321600745”
- Alteration, filed Jul 8, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Affordable Housing Development, HUB Consultation Meeting Accepted 10/04/21. file structural framing in conjunction with NB#321600745”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Affordable Housing Development, HUB Consultation Meeting Accepted 10/04/21. File mechanical works in conjunction with NB# 321600745.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 27, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Affordable Housing Development, HUB Consultation Meeting Accepted 10/04/21. file plumbing and sprinkler works in conjunction with NB# 321600745.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $6,840
- Market value (city estimate): $114,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $6,840

## Tax breaks

- Article XI exemption, through Jun 30, 2064, about $1,357 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 1.87 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