# 649 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family with store · built 1940 · Block 1899, Lot 70.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3018990070/651-myrtle-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Jan 9, 2026, 22 units, 8 stories, described as “Proposed eight (8) story + cellar residential use building.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 9, 2026, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed May 21, 2026, estimated cost $20K, described as “Full demolition to a two story building”
- Demolition, filed May 21, 2026, estimated cost $20K, described as “Full demolition to a two story building”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $350,550
- 2026–27 tax: $12,468
- Market value (city estimate): $779,000
- Taxable value: $100,235
- Assessed land: $13,950
- Assessed improvements: $336,600

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 1.00 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 651 Myrtle Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/01/permits-filed-for-651-myrtle-avenue-in-bed-stuy-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Jan 14, 2026.

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