# 396 Monroe Street, Brooklyn

Three-family · built c. 1915 · Block 1820, Lot 31.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018200031/396-monroe-street

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

Every lot on block 1820: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1820.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 28, 2024, estimated cost $58K, described as “Installation of solar PV system. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 12, 2021, estimated cost $4K, described as “New half bath at first floor. Installation of 1 new wc and 1 new lavatory.”
- Alteration, filed May 12, 2021, estimated cost $74K, described as “Residential alteration at existing ground floor duplex. New half bath at first floor, partition walls. New window opening at rear year, extend existing window opening to replace with exterior door, new steel deck at first floor rear yard.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $113,580
- 2026–27 tax: $593
- Market value (city estimate): $1,893,000
- Taxable value: $24,867
- Assessed land: $15,720
- Assessed improvements: $97,860

## Tax breaks

- Solar abatement, through Jun 30, 2029, a $4,350 credit this tax year.

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 1.68 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## 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