# 253 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn

Four-family · built 2025 · Block 1973, Lot 54.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3019730054/253-gates-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2025, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 5, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “4 ft underpinning of the 2 story adjacent building on the lot line”
- Alteration, filed Jan 26, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Partial demolition of building structure per submitted plans in conjunction with alt-1 filing.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Nov 16, 2023, estimated cost $1.9M, 3 units added, 4 stories, described as “Proposed cellar, (4) four story and penthouse, (4) family dwelling as per plans filed herewith”
- Alteration, filed Oct 30, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed construction fence as per plans filed herewith”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $77,400
- 2026–27 tax: $9,628
- Market value (city estimate): $172,000
- Taxable value: $77,400
- Assessed land: $77,400

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 2.25 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Oct 17, 2023: $1,450,000

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