# 474 Hancock Street, Brooklyn

Single family · built c. 1901 · Block 1659, Lot 29.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3016590029/474-hancock-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Sep 11, 2025, 4 units, 4 stories, described as “Application filed herewith to proposed new four story, four family multi-dwelling residence, and obtain c of o.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 8, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Install 8'-0" height construction fence as per plan. No change in use, egress and occupancy.”
- Demolition, filed Jun 16, 2025, estimated cost $40K, described as “Proposed non-mechanical full demolition of existing 2-story building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $87,060
- 2026–27 tax: $2,960
- Market value (city estimate): $1,451,000
- Taxable value: $14,916
- Assessed land: $16,320
- Assessed improvements: $70,740

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 0.56 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Apr 17, 2025: $848,000

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