# 887 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 6 units · built c. 1920 · Block 1747, Lot 43.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017470043/887-myrtle-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed May 8, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 8, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Aug 14, 2023, estimated cost $2.1M, 4 units added, 6 stories, described as “Proposed vertical and horizontal enlargement of an existing two (2) story + cellar building; Proposed six (6) story + cellar + penthouse residential use building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $681,300
- 2026–27 tax: $20,362
- Market value (city estimate): $1,514,000
- Taxable value: $163,698
- Assessed land: $94,050
- Assessed improvements: $587,250

## Zoning

R7D: floor area ratio 4.06 built, 4.66 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jul 18, 2023: $1,650,000
- Feb 26, 2016: $999,000

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