# 157 North 5th Street, Brooklyn

Three-family · built c. 1899 · Block 2336, Lot 40.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3023360040/157-north-5-street

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

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Nov 4, 2026, estimated cost $446K, 4 units added, 4 stories, described as “Proposing a new building of four-story, cellar and mezzanine to a total of seven unit residential building with portions of the existing foundation to remain.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $252,960
- 2026–27 tax: $5,545
- Market value (city estimate): $4,216,000
- Taxable value: $27,946
- Assessed land: $22,080
- Assessed improvements: $230,880

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 1.60 built, 2.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Sep 22, 2026: $3,500,000, 4,000 sq ft ($875 per sq ft)

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