# 117 Spencer Street, Brooklyn

Vacant land · Block 1735, Lot 42.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017350042/117-spencer-street

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Nov 30, 2023, 3 units, 6 stories, early work permitted while the building plans are in review, described as “Proposed new 6 story residential building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $56,700
- 2026–27 tax: $6,151
- Market value (city estimate): $126,000
- Taxable value: $56,700
- Assessed land: $56,700

## Zoning

M1-1: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 2024-03-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Jan 22, 2024, decided Feb 10, 2025. Variance (§72-21) to permit the development of a six-story residential building contrary to underlying use regulation (§42-10). M1-1 zoning district.

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