# 129 Taaffe Place, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 8 units · built 2021 · Block 1897, Lot 6.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018970006/129-taaffe-place

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

Every lot on block 1897: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1897.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 30, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Curb cut application filed in conjunction with NB, job number: 321833398.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 5, 2021, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 22, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Sprinkler specifications and work types filed in conjunction with NB job number: 321833398”
- Alteration, filed Oct 30, 2020, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed in accordance with nycc 2014 chapter 33. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 9, 2020, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $767,700
- 2026–27 tax: $64,916
- Market value (city estimate): $1,706,000
- Taxable value: $521,878
- Assessed land: $197,100
- Assessed improvements: $570,600

## Zoning

M1-1: floor area ratio 2.39 built, above the 1.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## Board and land use applications

- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 179-15-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Aug 10, 2015, decided Dec 5, 2017. Construct a new 4 story residential building (UG 2) on a historically residential lot in an M1-1 district.
- 862-868 Kent Avenue (City Planning 2019K0190): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Completed, decided Sep 24, 2026. A zoning map amendment from M1-1 to M1-4/R6A (MX-4) and a zoning text amendment to create a new Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Area (Zoning Resolution Appendix F) to facilitate a new 8-story, 46,356 zsf residential development, including…

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