# 197 Madison Street, Brooklyn

Single family · built c. 1899 · Block 1817, Lot 65.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018170065/197-madison-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 Dec 17, 2019, estimated cost $1K, described as “To erect 8 feet plywood fence around front of property”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $141,720
- 2026–27 tax: $8,861
- Market value (city estimate): $2,362,000
- Taxable value: $44,654
- Assessed land: $12,840
- Assessed improvements: $128,880

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 1.80 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jul 15, 2026: $2,700,000, 2,880 sq ft ($938 per sq ft)
- Apr 1, 2021: $2,320,000

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