# 1517 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 8 units · built c. 1901 · Block 1452, Lot 56.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3014520056/1517-st-marks-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Nov 27, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 4, 2022, estimated cost $54K, described as “Proposed new sprinkler system in conjunction with alt 1 application B00503652-I1”
- Alteration, filed Dec 28, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of heavy duty shed as per plan, no change in use, means of egress or occupancy in this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 29, 2021, estimated cost $45K, described as “Renovation with plumbing construction works in conjunction with alt 1 job# B00503652-I1”
- Alteration, filed Sep 29, 2021, estimated cost $60K, described as “Renovation with mechanical work in conjunction with alt 1 job”
- Alteration, filed Aug 20, 2021, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install temporary 8-feet high construction fence in conjunction with alt-co application B00503652-I1”
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed May 12, 2021, estimated cost $1.7M, 6 units added, 4 stories, described as “Convert existing three (3) dwelling units to nine (9) dwelling units. Proposed one (1) story vertical enlargement (on existing three (3) story brick & lower level building) w/ bulkhead & penthouse. Obtain a new certificate of occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 2, 2020, estimated cost $2K, described as “Temporary wood construction fence.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $497,250
- 2026–27 tax: $14,501
- Market value (city estimate): $1,105,000
- Taxable value: $116,574
- Assessed land: $65,250
- Assessed improvements: $432,000

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 2.22 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Sep 25, 2019: $645,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 1517 St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/11/permits-filed-for-1517-st-marks-avenue-in-crown-heights-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Nov 9, 2024.

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