# 551 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 6 units · built 2025 · Block 1783, Lot 72.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017830072/553-lafayette-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Oct 27, 2022, 6 units, 4 stories, described as “Propose new 4-story plus cellar multi-family residential building as per plan. Obtain new c of o.”
- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Oct 27, 2022, 6 units, 4 stories, described as “Propose new 4-story plus cellar multi-family residential building as per plan. Obtain new c of o.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2026, described as “INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD in conjunction with B08005181”
- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2026, described as “INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD in conjunction with job# B08005364-I1”
- Alteration, filed Jul 8, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter 33 of NYC code 2022. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 25, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 17, 2023, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of a new construction fence, alongside lot lines of vacant lot.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 17, 2023, estimated cost $2K, described as “Installation of a new construction fence, alongside lot lines of vacant lot.”
- Alteration, filed May 29, 2019, estimated cost $3K, described as “Submit curb cut work type in conjunction with NB application # 321385531”
- Alteration, filed Mar 22, 2019, estimated cost $8K, described as “Install temporary construction fence in conjunction with NB application 321385425”
- Alteration, filed Mar 22, 2019, estimated cost $8K, described as “Install temporary construction fence in conjunction with NB application 321385531”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $150,300
- 2026–27 tax: $528
- Market value (city estimate): $334,000
- Taxable value: $4,248
- Assessed land: $150,300

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 2.09 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Oct 25, 2023: $2,400,000, sold with other lots

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