# 542 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn

Parking · Block 1475, Lot 55.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3014750055/542-howard-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Residential, filed Jul 25, 2024, 2 units, 3 stories, described as “New mixed-use building with general retail on first floor and two family dwellings”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $36,450
- 2026–27 tax: $3,954
- Market value (city estimate): $81,000
- Taxable value: $36,450
- Assessed land: $36,450

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Nov 10, 2025: $280,000
- May 22, 2024: $3,775,000, sold with other lots
- Jan 11, 2016: $3,400,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- 542-556 HOWARD AVE (City Planning P2007K0401): Completed, decided Apr 11, 2011. REZONE FROM C8-2 TO R6/C2-4 TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 30,326 SQ. FT COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

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