# 823 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn

Single family · built c. 1900 · Block 1898, Lot 23.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018980023/823-kent-avenue

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

Every lot on block 1898: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1898.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Apr 25, 2022, estimated cost $45K, described as “Soe in conj. NB# 321131422”
- Alteration, filed Sep 30, 2019, estimated cost $36K, described as “Installation of a new sprinkler system in conjunction with ne building application # 321131422. No change in egress, use or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $192,360
- 2026–27 tax: $8,217
- Market value (city estimate): $3,206,000
- Taxable value: $41,410
- Assessed land: $29,340
- Assessed improvements: $163,020

## Zoning

M1-1: floor area ratio 0.59 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.

## 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 2016-4171-BZ): Variance or special permit, Granted, filed Apr 15, 2016, decided Apr 9, 2019. Variance (§72-21) to permit the development of a three-story plus penthouse residential building (UG 2) contrary to ZR §42-00. M1-1 zoning district.

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