# 185 Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn

Vacant land · Block 1772, Lot 102.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017720102/185-tompkins-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed May 26, 2026, estimated cost $25K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 15, 2026, estimated cost $7K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 10, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Hereby filing fence application in conjunction to alt-co B01126496-I1.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Oct 15, 2024, estimated cost $2.7M, 7 units added, 6 stories, described as “Alteration for enlargement to existing 2 story + bas, proposed 6 story + cellar residential use building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $108,000
- 2026–27 tax: $2,800
- Market value (city estimate): $240,000
- Taxable value: $25,812
- Assessed land: $108,000

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Dec 3, 2024: $2,999,900
- Nov 8, 2019: $700,000

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 185 Tompkins Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/10/permits-filed-for-185-tompkins-avenue-in-bed-stuy-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Oct 18, 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