# 303 Sumpter Street, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 8 units · built c. 1899 · Block 1521, Lot 66.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3015210066/303-sumpter-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jan 10, 2025, estimated cost $82K, described as “Automatic wet sprinkler system installation for the entire building. Job filed in conjunction with ALT1# 320910724.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 8, 2020, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 8, 2020, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 5, 2018, estimated cost $500, described as “Construction fence application filed in conjunction with job# 320910724”
- Alteration, filed Jun 22, 2018, estimated cost $3K, 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.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $482,400
- 2026–27 tax: $1,942
- Market value (city estimate): $1,072,000
- Taxable value: $163,056
- Assessed land: $90,000
- Assessed improvements: $392,400

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 2.37 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Dec 18, 2024: $1,150,000
- Oct 24, 2023: $2,689,000
- Mar 26, 2018: $957,000

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

[Housing Lottery Launches for 303 Sumpter Street in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/10/housing-lottery-launches-for-303-sumpter-street-in-bed-stuy-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Oct 10, 2025.

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