# 538 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1899 · Block 2010, Lot 57.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3020100057/538-clinton-avenue

More construction in Clinton Hill: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/clinton-hill.md

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Feb 14, 2024, estimated cost $3.9M, 7 units added, 7 stories, described as “Combining two buildings into one with horizontal and vertical enlargement. Exterior and interior work. Partition, finish and fixture work, 538 Clinton (Lot #57) and 540 Clinton (Lot #58) being combined into one tax lot and one zoning lot.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $255,720
- 2026–27 tax: $5,682
- Market value (city estimate): $4,262,000
- Taxable value: $28,633
- Assessed land: $58,320
- Assessed improvements: $197,400

## Zoning

R6A: floor area ratio 1.89 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- May 3, 2018: $3,000,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 538 Clinton Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/02/permits-filed-for-538-clinton-avenue-in-clinton-hill-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Feb 17, 2024.

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