# 869 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 59 units · built 2019 · Block 1747, Lot 54.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017470054/869-myrtle-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Apr 27, 2023, estimated cost $91K, described as “Alteration CO proposed for conversion of existing first floor and cellar Retail into Community Facility/Day Care Center.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 29, 2019, described as “Temporary standpipe in conjunction with NB Job Number 321042616.”
- Alteration, filed May 17, 2019, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 17, 2019, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 31, 2018, estimated cost $268, described as “Curb cut application filed in conjunction with NB #321042616.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $6,384,600
- 2026–27 tax: $14,569
- Market value (city estimate): $14,188,000
- Taxable value: $117,125
- Assessed land: $522,000
- Assessed improvements: $5,862,600

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2044, about $779,611 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R7D: floor area ratio 6.20 built, above the 4.66 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- 859 Myrtle Avenue FRESH - updated certification (City Planning 2022K0441): Certification, In Public Review, filed Jun 29, 2023, decided Nov 9, 2023. A FRESH certification per ZR 63-30 to allow an increase in permitted FAR at 859 Myrtle Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) neighborhood of Community District 3, Brooklyn.
- 859 Myrtle Avenue FRESH (City Planning P2015K0051): Completed, decided Jan 13, 2017. Application for FRESH certification per ZR 63-30 to allow an increase in permitted FAR at 859 Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn Community District 3.
- CASCADE LAUNDRY (City Planning P1986K1194): Completed. 86-336K: REBUILD & ENLARGE A 1-STORY BLDG TB1747. TL12.

## In the news

[Housing Lottery Launches for The Cascade G at 869 Myrtle Avenue at Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/05/housing-lottery-launches-for-the-cascade-g-at-869-myrtle-avenue-at-bed-stuy-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, May 29, 2021.

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