# 87 Carlton Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 6 units · built 2024 · Block 2044, Lot 25.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3020440025/87-carlton-avenue

More construction in Fort Greene: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/fort-greene.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed May 31, 2023, 6 units, 4 stories, described as “Proposed 4 story residential new building with penthouse for 6 dwelling units”
- Alteration, filed Jul 2, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed for remedial repairs as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Live load 300 per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2014 code.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 2, 2024, estimated cost $5K, described as “Proposed installation of pipe scaffold for remedial repairs as per plans. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 2, 2024, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Nov 27, 2023, estimated cost $40K, described as “Full demolition to a two story house”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $504,900
- 2026–27 tax: $3,186
- Market value (city estimate): $1,122,000
- Taxable value: $25,612
- Assessed land: $150,750
- Assessed improvements: $354,150

## Tax breaks

- 485-x exemption, through Jun 30, 2061, about $59,619 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 2.27 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Nov 20, 2023: $1,280,000

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 87 Carlton Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/04/permits-filed-for-87-carlton-avenue-in-fort-greene-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Apr 23, 2025.

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