# 1255 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 12 units · built c. 1910 · Block 1860, Lot 5.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018600005/1255-bedford-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Feb 7, 2020, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 27, 2019, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 20, 2019, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $858,600
- 2026–27 tax: $18,506
- Market value (city estimate): $1,908,000
- Taxable value: $148,770
- Assessed land: $18,000
- Assessed improvements: $840,600

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2056, about $88,296 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

C4-5D: floor area ratio 4.93 built, above the 4.66 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Feb 26, 2019: $1,300,000, sold with other lots

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

[Affordable Housing Units Still Available at 1255 Bedford Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/05/affordable-housing-units-still-available-at-1255-bedford-avenue-in-bedford-stuyvesant-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, May 2, 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