# 520 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 7 units · built c. 1901 · Block 1788, Lot 18.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3017880018/520-lafayette-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Aug 6, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 28, 2023, described as “Temporary construction fence”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Feb 13, 2023, estimated cost $1.2M, 5 units added, 4 stories, described as “Application filed herewith to vertically and horizontally enlarge existing three (3) family building into a seven (7) dwelling unit building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $536,850
- 2026–27 tax: $3,609
- Market value (city estimate): $1,193,000
- Taxable value: $29,015
- Assessed land: $121,950
- Assessed improvements: $414,900

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 2.11 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Sep 15, 2022: $999,999

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