# 568 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn

Mixed use · 5 units · built c. 1900 · Block 2328, Lot 23.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3023280023/181-north-6-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jan 14, 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 May 1, 2025, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed. No change in use, occupancy or egress. Work shall comply with chapter 33 of nycbc”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Feb 16, 2024, estimated cost $600K, 1 unit added, 4 stories, described as “This application is filed for a 1 family 4 story residence.”
- Demolition, filed Jul 6, 2023, estimated cost $20K, described as “Full demolition to a one story garage”
- Alteration, filed Sep 8, 2021, estimated cost $9K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter # 33 of the 2014 code. No change in use occupancy or egress under this application.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $661,050
- 2026–27 tax: $24,322
- Market value (city estimate): $1,469,000
- Taxable value: $195,528
- Assessed land: $54,000
- Assessed improvements: $607,050

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 2.41 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Aug 5, 2021: $3,300,000

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

[181 North 6th Street Progresses in Williamsburg, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/09/181-north-6th-street-progresses-in-williamsburg-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Sep 2, 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