# 1079 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1899 · Block 1599, Lot 56.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3015990056/1079-dekalb-avenue

More construction in Bedford-Stuyvesant: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/bedford-stuyvesant.md

Every lot on block 1599: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1599.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jul 16, 2024
- Alteration, filed Dec 28, 2023, estimated cost $2K, described as “Install a new temporary construction fence @ osp. No change in use, egress and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 6, 2023, estimated cost $37K, described as “Plumbing work for existing two family dwelling unit. No change in use, egress and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 6, 2023, estimated cost $98K, described as “Interior renovation and structure work for existing two family dwelling units. No change in use, egress and occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $69,480
- 2026–27 tax: $2,439
- Market value (city estimate): $1,158,000
- Taxable value: $12,292
- Assessed land: $12,780
- Assessed improvements: $56,700

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 1.64 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jul 21, 2023: $850,000
- Sep 16, 2022: $300,000
- May 13, 2022: $100,000

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