# 939 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

Three-family · built c. 1901 · Block 1762, Lot 15.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017620015/939-bedford-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Sep 3, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 27, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 24, 2024, estimated cost $2K, described as “Hereby filing fence application in conjunction to alt co B00989145-I1.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Jan 19, 2024, estimated cost $1.4M, 1 unit added, 4 stories, described as “Proposed alteration to existing 3 story & basement & cellar building. Vertical and horizontal enlargement. Proposed 4 story + mezz + cellar + penthouse residential use building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $111,780
- 2026–27 tax: $4,538
- Market value (city estimate): $1,863,000
- Taxable value: $22,869
- Assessed land: $14,760
- Assessed improvements: $97,020

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 3.15 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Nov 27, 2023: $2,500,000

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