# 585 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family with store · built 1950 · Block 1896, Lot 73.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018960073/585-myrtle-avenue

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

Every lot on block 1896: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1896.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed May 21, 2026, estimated cost $50K, described as “Replacing left side exterior wall”
- Alteration, filed Apr 27, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter 33 of NYC code 2022. No change in use, occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 12, 2025, estimated cost $179K, described as “Proposing new non-load-bearing partitions on 2nd and 3rd floor only. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 5, 2022, estimated cost $13K, described as “Remove existing gas piping in the cellar and first floor. Install new gas piping in cellar and first floor, replace the gas shut off valve on the first floor. Install 2 new gas cooking equipment on the first floor.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $173,940
- 2026–27 tax: $4,777
- Market value (city estimate): $2,899,000
- Taxable value: $24,076
- Assessed land: $16,260
- Assessed improvements: $157,680

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 1.98 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 6, 2025: $1,800,000

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