# 157 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn

Three-family · built c. 1901 · Block 1913, Lot 20.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3019130020/157-franklin-avenue

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

Every lot on block 1913: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1913.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Nov 5, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 5, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 24, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of 8' high temporary construction fence per design drawings”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $163,380
- 2026–27 tax: $5,545
- Market value (city estimate): $2,723,000
- Taxable value: $27,946
- Assessed land: $25,560
- Assessed improvements: $137,820

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 1.13 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Mar 28, 2024: $3,450,000
- Mar 27, 2018: $1,900,000

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