# 161 Meserole Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 29 units · built 2023 · Block 2599, Lot 25.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3025990025/167-mc-guinness-boulevard

More construction in Greenpoint: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/greenpoint.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Mar 14, 2022, 29 units, 8 stories, described as “Proposed 8 Story Residential Building”
- Alteration, filed Sep 6, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffolding as per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code 2022. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 20, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 20, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 6, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “8' Construction Fence”
- Alteration, filed Mar 21, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “8' Construction Fence”
- Alteration, filed Mar 5, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,627,000
- 2026–27 tax: $8,726
- Market value (city estimate): $8,060,000
- Taxable value: $70,150
- Assessed land: $168,750
- Assessed improvements: $3,458,250

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2059, about $442,437 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R7A: floor area ratio 7.79 built, above the 4.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Mar 14, 2022: $2,000,000

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

[Permits Filed for 167 McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2024/07/permits-filed-for-167-mcguinness-boulevard-in-greenpoint-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Jul 4, 2024.

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