# 972 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 8 units · built c. 1931 · Block 1757, Lot 17.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017570017/972-myrtle-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 10, 2026, described as “Installation of temporary pump jack as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 9, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 9, 2024, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Sep 14, 2023, estimated cost $2.0M, 5 units added, 6 stories, described as “Proposed vertical and horizontal enlargement to an existing three (3) story + cellar residential use building converting to six (6) story + penthouse and cellar residential use building.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 30, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of new floor joints above 2nd floor, new joints have to be installed to the existing pockets in the brick wall.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $327,150
- 2026–27 tax: $2,636
- Market value (city estimate): $727,000
- Taxable value: $21,192
- Assessed land: $66,150
- Assessed improvements: $261,000

## Zoning

R7D: floor area ratio 4.10 built, 4.66 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Aug 28, 2023: $1,850,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 972 Myrtle Avenue in Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/12/permits-filed-for-972-myrtle-avenue-in-stuyvesant-heights-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Dec 10, 2024.

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