# 196 Monroe Street, Brooklyn

Single family · built c. 1899 · Block 1817, Lot 42.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018170042/196-monroe-street

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

Every lot on block 1817: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1817.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Aug 5, 2024, estimated cost $217K, described as “Existing 1-family house with interior renovation on partition, mechanical work at the cellar, basement, 1ST, 2ND floor, bulkhead, & open space. No change in use, means of egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 29, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Install temporary construction fence for ALT2 exterior work filed under job # B01086559-I1. No change in use, means of egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $94,140
- 2026–27 tax: $5,422
- Market value (city estimate): $1,569,000
- Taxable value: $27,322
- Assessed land: $14,760
- Assessed improvements: $79,380

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 0.94 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jul 30, 2025: $2,849,000
- Jul 15, 2024: $1,275,000

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