# 1241 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

Commercial · built c. 1910 · Block 1842, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018420001/1241-bedford-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Apr 29, 2026, estimated cost $1.1M, 23 units added, 7 stories, described as “Proposed vertical and horizontal extension, residential building with commercial over the existing 3-story.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 4, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 4, 2025, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 28, 2024, estimated cost $3.0M, described as “Altco filed for interior renovation of cel + 4 story building for a mix commercial and ten residential units as per plans filed herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 28, 2024, estimated cost $50K, described as “Site preparation plan filed herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 14, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 3, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 3, 2022, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 23, 2021, estimated cost $10K, described as “Alteration type 3: construction fence - fence to be erected around the perimeter of 1239 & 1241 bedford avenue for demolition operations.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $777,600
- 2026–27 tax: $74,396
- Market value (city estimate): $1,728,000
- Taxable value: $685,800
- Assessed land: $55,350
- Assessed improvements: $722,250

## Zoning

C4-5D: floor area ratio 1.60 built, 4.66 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Sep 14, 2026: $6,525,000, 7,512 sq ft ($869 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.

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 1241 Bedford Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/08/permits-filed-for-1241-bedford-avenue-in-bed-stuy-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Aug 21, 2021.

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