# 479 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn

Three-family · built c. 1899 · Block 1758, Lot 71.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017580071/479-willoughby-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Mar 15, 2024, described as “Installation of pipe scaffolding. No change in use, occupancy or egress. Work shall comply with chapter 33 of nycc.”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Nov 9, 2022, estimated cost $558K, 2 units in all, 4 stories, described as “Proposing Enlargement to an existing 4 Story, cellar residential building”
- Alteration, filed Oct 7, 2022, estimated cost $139K, described as “Interior renovations to an existing 4 story and cellar residential building with no change to use, egress, or occupancy”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2022, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding. No change in use, occupancy or egress. Work shall comply with chapter 33 of nycc.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 20, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Application filed herewith for installation of temporary construction fence around open areas of work for site safety.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $158,820
- 2026–27 tax: $13,795
- Market value (city estimate): $2,647,000
- Taxable value: $69,520
- Assessed land: $14,640
- Assessed improvements: $144,180

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 2.04 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jun 29, 2022: $2,020,000

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