# 117 Taaffe Place, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1905 · Block 1897, Lot 12.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018970012/117-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 19, 2026, estimated cost $13K, described as “Application filed to remove siding and replace for brick tile at front facade only”
- Alteration, filed May 29, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of temporary construction fence, sidewalk shed, and supported scaffold at existing building. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $127,620
- 2026–27 tax: $4,127
- Market value (city estimate): $2,127,000
- Taxable value: $20,798
- Assessed land: $12,840
- Assessed improvements: $114,780

## Zoning

M1-1: floor area ratio 0.64 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Dec 8, 2025: $2,500,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- 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