# 505 Union Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 23 units · built c. 1930 · Block 2315, Lot 21.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3023150021/505-union-avenue

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

Every lot on block 2315: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/2315.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Feb 8, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Job filed exist. Deli store plumbing work, include new plumbing fixtures and gas kitchen equipment as per plan. No change of use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 25, 2019, estimated cost $202, described as “Install a 12'-0" curb cut on the west side of Union Avenue, distant 151.38' north of Meeker Avenue in conjunction with Alt 1 job number 321779152.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 13, 2017, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,271,500
- 2026–27 tax: $40,756
- Market value (city estimate): $7,270,000
- Taxable value: $327,644
- Assessed land: $420,750
- Assessed improvements: $2,850,750

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2055, about $348,800 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

M1-2/R6: floor area ratio 3.55 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 10 ft (NGVD29). 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