# 883 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

Single family · built c. 1920 · Block 1747, Lot 44.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017470044/885-myrtle-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Aug 22, 2025, 14 units, 9 stories, described as “(please assign to dev hub.) proposing new 9 story residential building.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 21, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 17, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 17, 2026, estimated cost $4K, described as “Installation of temporary overhead protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 9, 2026, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary personnel hoist as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 2, 2026, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Demolition, filed Oct 6, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Proposed full demolition of a 2-story brick and wood frame building.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Aug 5, 2024, estimated cost $806K, 5 units added, 6 stories, described as “Proposing vertical and horizontal enlargement to an existing two story building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $127,440
- 2026–27 tax: $5,571
- Market value (city estimate): $2,124,000
- Taxable value: $28,073
- Assessed land: $5,760
- Assessed improvements: $121,680

## Zoning

R7D: floor area ratio 0.46 built, 4.66 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Aug 14, 2025: $2,600,000

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