# 400 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1877 · Block 1959, Lot 53.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3019590053/400-vanderbilt-avenue

More construction in Fort Greene: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/fort-greene.md

Every lot on block 1959: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/1959.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Sep 2, 2021, estimated cost $75K, described as “New HVAC System”
- Alteration, filed Sep 2, 2021, estimated cost $40K, described as “New Plumbing”
- Alteration, filed Jul 19, 2021, estimated cost $316K, described as “Renovation of 2-family brownstone; 2 family configuration to remain; demo of interior non-loadbearing partitions; construction of new partitions; repl windows/ doors; creation of a balcony on rear of the structure; no change to use, egress…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $204,180
- 2026–27 tax: $13,666
- Market value (city estimate): $3,403,000
- Taxable value: $68,870
- Assessed land: $51,780
- Assessed improvements: $152,400

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 1.80 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Feb 9, 2021: $2,695,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## Landmarks

Part of Fort Greene Historic District (Historic District). 7 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

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