# 620 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

Four-family with store · built c. 1905 · Block 1912, Lot 21.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3019120021/620-myrtle-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Sep 25, 2026, estimated cost $1.4M, 4 units added, 8 stories, described as “Development hub Job by Default; As Project is greater than Seven (7) stories, Per service notice Posted April 16, 2021 such Jobs shall be assigned to the Development Hub Unit - Subject building is a Eight Story Building”
- Alteration, filed Feb 2, 2022, estimated cost $40K, described as “Interior renovation of existing commercial space on first floor front with general construction as per plan. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 2, 2022, estimated cost $20K, described as “Interior renovation of existing commercial space on first floor front with plumbing work: install one new l-shape 3-comp sink, two new hand sinks and one mop sink as per plan. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 2, 2022, estimated cost $10K, described as “Install new commercial kitchen hood and exhaust duct from first floor front kitchen up to roof and connect to exhaust fan as per plan. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 10, 2021, estimated cost $3K, described as “To remove ecb violation: 39026042R and DOB violation: 020919CCNE01KC;repair and repainting exterior wall as per plan; no change in use,egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 3, 2019, estimated cost $60K, described as “Renovation of existing 4-family house and commercial store with mechanical work as per c/o #3610: install new air condition on each dwelling and first floor store as per plan; no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 26, 2019, estimated cost $69K, described as “Renovation of existing mixed used building as per co #: 3610 with plumbing work: relocate kitchenettes and bathrooms; install new electrical hot water heaters on cellar; no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $639,900
- 2026–27 tax: $17,932
- Market value (city estimate): $1,422,000
- Taxable value: $144,161
- Assessed land: $28,350
- Assessed improvements: $611,550

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 2.01 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 3, 2026: $5,000,000, 5,625 sq ft ($889 per sq ft)
- Nov 14, 2019: $3,100,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- Variance or special permit (Board of Standards and Appeals 2018-139-BZ): Variance or special permit, Withdrawn, filed Aug 24, 2018, decided Jan 2, 2019. Variance (§72-21) to permit the development of a school (UG 3) (Yeshiva Mesivta Arugath Habosem) contrary to ZR §33-121 (Floor Area/Floor Area Ratio), ZR §23-662(a) (Building Height), ZR §23-662(c) (Setback), ZR §24-12 (Lot Coverage) and…

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