# 642 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

Three-family · built 1957 · Block 1912, Lot 31.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3019120031/642-myrtle-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 27, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 27, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Jul 18, 2024, estimated cost $1.2M, 1 unit added, 4 stories, described as “Proposed vertical and horizontal enlargement to an existing three (3) story + cellar mixed-use building, converting to a four (4) story + cellar, mezzanine and penthouse residential building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $123,180
- 2026–27 tax: $5,996
- Market value (city estimate): $2,053,000
- Taxable value: $30,219
- Assessed land: $8,820
- Assessed improvements: $114,360

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 2.89 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jan 3, 2024: $999,000

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

## Flood zone

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

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