# 523 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn

Three-family · built c. 1899 · Block 1809, Lot 60.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018090060/523-gates-avenue

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

Every lot on block 1809: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1809.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Feb 17, 2026, estimated cost $450K, described as “Rehabilitate Existing Duplex Basement and First Floor as One dwelling Unit. Refurbish,upgrade Interior walls, Stairs, and Obtain LOC for 3 family (see HPD I-Card attached) and Resolve Violations; 39111922L; 39111923N; 39111924P; 39111922L”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $130,380
- 2026–27 tax: $4,214
- Market value (city estimate): $2,173,000
- Taxable value: $21,238
- Assessed land: $17,760
- Assessed improvements: $112,620

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 1.60 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Dec 19, 2023: $1,300,000

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