# 249 St James Place, Brooklyn

Four-family · built c. 1931 · Block 2014, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3020140001/249-st-james-place

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

Every lot on block 2014: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/2014.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2026, estimated cost $604K, described as “Proposed horizontal enlargement of existing 3-story plus basement and cellar building. Convert existing multi family house to two family. Obtain new c of o.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $648,000
- 2026–27 tax: $12,176
- Market value (city estimate): $1,440,000
- Taxable value: $97,885
- Assessed land: $117,000
- Assessed improvements: $531,000

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 1.16 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Aug 19, 2025: $3,100,000

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