137 Taaffe Place, Brooklyn
Condominium · 3 units · built 2005 · Block 1897, Lot 7505.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Jul 22, 2026, estimated cost $20K, described as “Alteration type 2 herewith filing for a renovation of the front facade; repatch masonry. No change in use, occupancy or egress”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $717,300
- 2026–27 tax
- $1,631
- Market value (city estimate)
- $1,594,000
- Taxable value
- $13,114
- Assessed land
- $37,350
- Assessed improvements
- $679,950
- Condo units with their own tax lots
- 3
Tax breaks
- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2032, about $87,594 a year below the full tax.
Zoning
M1-1 (part of the lot is R7A): floor area ratio 2.31 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 20-01-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Jan 18, 2001, decided Jul 10, 2001. Variance (§72-21) to permit the proposed construction of a four story, 3-unit residential building (use group 2) located in an M1-1 zoning district, which is contrary to Z.R. §42-00.
- 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…