# 871 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn

Three-family · built c. 1899 · Block 2139, Lot 3.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3021390003/871-driggs-avenue

More construction in Williamsburg: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/williamsburg.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Mar 10, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 10, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 10, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 the ny building code.”
- Major Renovation — Multi-Family, filed Dec 2, 2025, estimated cost $2.4M, 3 units in all, 4 stories, described as “(please assign to central hub.) proposing vertical and horizontal enlargement to an existing three story building.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 18, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of a temporary wooden construction fence”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $256,500
- 2026–27 tax: $6,777
- Market value (city estimate): $4,275,000
- Taxable value: $34,154
- Assessed land: $34,500
- Assessed improvements: $222,000

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 1.85 built, 2.43 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jul 8, 2025: $4,100,000

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