# 285 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn

Parsonage · built c. 1900 · Block 1911, Lot 48.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3019110048/285-willoughby-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Nov 20, 2025, estimated cost $1.2M, 1 unit added, 5 stories, described as “(dev hub consultation was done on 10/16/2023 please assign to dev hub, please assign to same examiner who reviewed job B01230391-I1 as its same zoning lot, & same owner ) PROPOSING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ENLARGEMENT TO AN EXISTING…”
- Alteration, filed May 3, 2024, estimated cost $30K, described as “Facade application to apply a new stucco finish on existing wall. No change to egress, use or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 18, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 26, 2024, estimated cost $280K, described as “Interior renovation to an existing 3 story, basement and cellar building. No change in use , egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $197,550
- 2026–27 tax: $20,415
- Market value (city estimate): $439,000
- Taxable value: $188,190
- Assessed land: $30,600
- Assessed improvements: $166,950

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 2.76 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Nov 30, 2023: $3,000,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Townhouses to Rise on Former Bed Stuy Church Site](https://www.brownstoner.com/development/291-willoughby-avenue-townhouse-st-lucy-st-patrick-roman-catholic-church/), Brownstoner, Jan 14, 2025.

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