# 85 Somers Street, Brooklyn

Three-family · built c. 1910 · Block 1539, Lot 63.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3015390063/85-somers-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Jul 31, 2026, 21 units, 8 stories, described as “Hub consultation completed on 7-30-26. Please assign to hub team. New 8 story mixed use 21 dwelling unit residential with community facility at 1ST floor. Qualifying affordable housing on site.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 27, 2024, estimated cost $19K, described as “Heavyduty sws in order to demolish the house as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application. Heavy duty sws shall comply with ch. 33 of the 2022 buiilding code. Construction fence filed under separate…”
- Demolition, filed Jun 20, 2024, estimated cost $377K, described as “Full demolition of three story structure under DOB & HPD ED”
- Alteration, filed Dec 1, 2020, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per HPD emergency declaration. 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: $97,920
- 2026–27 tax: $9,577
- Market value (city estimate): $1,632,000
- Taxable value: $48,266
- Assessed land: $18,480
- Assessed improvements: $79,440

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 0.86 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Dec 10, 2024: $990,000

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

## Flood zone

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

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