# 159 Taaffe Place, Brooklyn

Industrial · built 1954 · Block 1911, Lot 14.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3019110014/159-taaffe-place

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

Every lot on block 1911: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1911.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed May 30, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Replacement of existing boiler. No change in occupancy, use or egress.”
- Alteration, filed May 30, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Plumbing work associated with boiler replacement and new floor drain install. Boiler filed under separate BE worktype. No change in occupancy, use or egress.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $175,950
- 2026–27 tax: $17,681
- Market value (city estimate): $391,000
- Taxable value: $162,990
- Assessed land: $18,900
- Assessed improvements: $157,050

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 1.90 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

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

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