# 253 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1899 · Block 1822, Lot 78.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018220078/253-putnam-avenue

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

Every lot on block 1822: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1822.md

## Building permits

No building permits on file for this lot.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $79,980
- 2026–27 tax: $6,186
- Market value (city estimate): $1,333,000
- Taxable value: $31,175
- Assessed land: $18,000
- Assessed improvements: $61,980

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 0.74 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Aug 5, 2026: $1,500,000, 1,840 sq ft ($815 per sq ft)
- Jun 25, 2026: $899,000, 1,840 sq ft ($489 per sq ft)

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