# 40 Lynch Street, Brooklyn

Parochial school · built 1970 · Block 2235, Lot 55.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3022350055/17-middleton-street

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

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Non-residential, filed Jun 17, 2026, estimated cost $5.5M, 4 stories, described as “Application filed herewith to vertically and horizontally enlarge an existing 1 story building to a four-story school building”
- Demolition, filed Aug 16, 2023, estimated cost $250K, described as “Full demolition to a two story building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,348,200
- Market value (city estimate): $2,996,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $138,600
- Assessed improvements: $1,209,600

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (religious school), with no end date, about $146,253 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R7-1: floor area ratio 1.37 built, 3.44 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year.

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