# 159 Ellery Street, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 29 units · built c. 1910 · Block 1726, Lot 125.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017260125/159-ellery-street

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

Every lot on block 1726: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1726.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 22, 2026, estimated cost $40K, described as “Verizon site. Replace gas generator.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 4, 2020, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,058,400
- 2026–27 tax: $124,165
- Market value (city estimate): $2,352,000
- Taxable value: $998,190
- Assessed land: $90,000
- Assessed improvements: $968,400

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 5.38 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## 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