# 442 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1899 · Block 1949, Lot 36.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3019490036/442-lafayette-avenue

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

Every lot on block 1949: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1949.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Oct 16, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of construction fence at sidewalk.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $139,380
- 2026–27 tax: $3,372
- Market value (city estimate): $2,323,000
- Taxable value: $16,992
- Assessed land: $19,320
- Assessed improvements: $120,060

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 1.63 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- May 26, 2026: $1,825,000, 2,928 sq ft ($623 per sq ft)

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