# 597 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn

Condominium · 21 units · built 2018 · Block 1759, Lot 7501.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017597501/597-marcy-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Feb 7, 2024, estimated cost $20K, described as “Install a new commercial kitchen exhaust hood, ductwork at kitchen and exhaust fan on the roof, there is no change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 26, 2023, estimated cost $35K, described as “Install new meter for first floor commercial bakery tenant. New gas piping to new first floor bakery ovens. Perform gas presure test on entire line from new meter to new ovens. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 15, 2022, described as “Filing herewith for mechanical & SSDS system in conjunction with NB Job Number 321359766.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 12, 2019, estimated cost $48K, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2014 NYC building code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 12, 2019, estimated cost $40K, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Pipe scaffold shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2014 NYC building code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,989,590
- 2026–27 tax: $18,495
- Market value (city estimate): $4,421,310
- Taxable value: $403,470
- Assessed land: $310,051
- Assessed improvements: $1,679,539
- Condo units with their own tax lots: 3

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2058, about $188,621 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 5.98 built, above the 4.00 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

- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 172-96-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Aug 26, 1999, decided May 11, 1999. Variance (§72-21) to legalize the use of the rear portiou of the subject premises as a welding shop for the fabrication and assembly of decorative iron window and door gates, including drilling, bolting, cutting, bending, and spot welding…

## In the news

[Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 597 Marcy Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/10/affordable-housing-lottery-has-launched-for-597-marcy-avenue-in-bed-stuy-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Oct 3, 2022.

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