78 Sandford Street, Brooklyn
Vacant land · Block 1736, Lot 10.
Building permits
- New Building — Non-residential, filed Jun 25, 2025, 2 stories, described as “Proposed two (2) story + cellar community facility use building.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 16, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 16, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 1, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of 8' construction fence.”
- Demolition, filed Mar 13, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Full Demolition of Existing 1-story Building”
- Alteration, filed Mar 23, 2023, estimated cost $65K, described as “Alt-CO application hereby filed for interior renovation, addition of second story and change of use from Manufacturing to community facility of an existing one (1) story building.”
- No Work, filed Sep 8, 2022, described as “Temporary place of assembly for community lecture hall”
- No Work, filed Mar 29, 2022, described as “Temporary place of assembly for community lecture hall”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $283,950
- 2026–27 tax
- $28,001
- Market value (city estimate)
- $631,000
- Taxable value
- $258,120
- Assessed land
- $283,950
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
- Park Avenue Brooklyn Rezoning (City Planning 2022K0430): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Completed, filed Jan 8, 2024. This private application for a zoning map amendment from M1-1 and M1-2 to R7D/M1-4 and R6-1/M1-4 (MX) and a zoning text amendment to Appendix F to map an MIH area to facilitate new community facility and residential developments with…