# 492 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn

Other · Block 2023, Lot 10.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3020230010/492-kent-avenue

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

## Building permits

- No Work, filed Nov 28, 2025, described as “Community affair at OSP with a maximum occupancy of 3420 persons”
- No Work, filed Dec 5, 2024, described as “Community affair at OSP with a maximum occupancy of 3420 persons”
- No Work, filed Nov 14, 2023, described as “Community affair at OSP with a maximum occupancy of 4055 persons.”
- No Work, filed Dec 8, 2022, described as “Community affair at OSP with a maximum occupancy of 3,599 persons.”
- No Work, filed Nov 10, 2021, described as “Community affair at OSP with a maximum occupancy of 3,531 persons.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,542,150
- 2026–27 tax: $157,822
- Market value (city estimate): $3,427,000
- Taxable value: $1,454,850
- Assessed land: $1,542,150

## Zoning

M1-5: floor area ratio 0.00 built, 5.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year.

## Board and land use applications

- 500 Kent Avenue (City Planning 2019K0330): Zoning map change, Special permit, Certification, Completed, decided Aug 15, 2024. This is a private application by 500 Kent LLC and United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg, Inc. for a Zoning Map Amendment, Special Permits, and a Chair Certification to facilitate a 23-story commercial development of approx. 576,200…

## In the news

[Marvel Architects Designs 23-Story Building for Former Con Ed Site in Williamsburg](https://www.brownstoner.com/development/brooklyn-development-500-kent-avenue-williamsburg-marvel-architects-city-planning-scoping-environmental/), Brownstoner, Mar 26, 2021.

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