# 277 St James Place, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1910 · Block 2018, Lot 2.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3020180002/277-st-james-place

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jan 14, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Install wood construction fence within property line in conjunction with application B01049200.”
- Major Renovation — Residential, filed May 13, 2024, estimated cost $413K, 2 units in all, 4 stories, described as “Full interior renovations of existing 2 family dwelling. All new floor joists and interior wall partitions and new concrete slab floor on cellar.”
- Alteration, filed May 6, 2024, estimated cost $413K, described as “Interior renovations of existing 2 family townhouse. Relocating interior wall partitions and repair of floor joists on all floors and new slab on cellar.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $179,520
- 2026–27 tax: $5,484
- Market value (city estimate): $2,992,000
- Taxable value: $27,636
- Assessed land: $31,740
- Assessed improvements: $147,780

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 2.29 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jun 20, 2023: $1,900,000

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