# 979 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

Three-family · built c. 1899 · Block 1778, Lot 6.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017780006/979-bedford-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Dec 24, 2025, described as “Installation of supported scaffold per plan submitted. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 29, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed per plan submitted. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 29, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of Roof Protection as per plans for protection over neighboring buildings 977A Bedford Ave & 981 Bedford Ave.”
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Sep 29, 2023, estimated cost $950K, 4 units added, 4 stories, described as “Proposed vertical enlargement to an existing three (3) story + cellar residential use building converting to four (4) story + cellar and penthouse residential use building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $160,440
- 2026–27 tax: $3,549
- Market value (city estimate): $2,674,000
- Taxable value: $17,885
- Assessed land: $15,240
- Assessed improvements: $145,200

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 1.95 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jan 9, 2023: $1,748,337
- Jun 6, 2018: $1,801,089

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