# 221 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn

Commercial · built c. 1930 · Block 2358, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3023580001/229-wythe-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Apr 2, 2025, 30 units, 6 stories, described as “New 6 story and cellar mixed use building”
- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2026, estimated cost $10K, described as “Knuckleboom placement. Thjis application involves no change in use, occupancy or egress.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 19, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk shed and medium duty pipe scaffold as per plans during general construction work. Sidewalk shed & pipe scaffold to comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2022.”
- Alteration, filed May 27, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed 8FT construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Demolition, filed Jan 27, 2025, estimated cost $25K, described as “Full demolition to a one story building”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $179,100
- 2026–27 tax: $19,371
- Market value (city estimate): $398,000
- Taxable value: $178,563
- Assessed land: $167,850
- Assessed improvements: $11,250

## Zoning

M1-2/R6A: floor area ratio 0.45 built, 3.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Jul 23, 2025: $12,500,000

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

[Housing Lottery Launches for 221 Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/08/housing-lottery-launches-for-221-wythe-avenue-in-williamsburg-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Aug 13, 2026.

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