# 656 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn

Four-family · built c. 1910 · Block 1650, Lot 2.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3016500002/656-putnam-avenue

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

Every lot on block 1650: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1650.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed May 6, 2020, estimated cost $25K, described as “Install HVAC units and all associated duct-work and vents. No change in use, means of egress or occupancy in this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $640,800
- 2026–27 tax: $21,423
- Market value (city estimate): $1,424,000
- Taxable value: $172,224
- Assessed land: $45,000
- Assessed improvements: $595,800

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 2.91 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Mar 18, 2019: $2,080,000, Apt 4
- May 2, 2018: $1,360,000, Apt 4

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