70 Eckford Street, Brooklyn
Apartment building · 18 units · built 1950 · Block 2699, Lot 9.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Feb 18, 2025, estimated cost $25K, described as “As built sub slab depressurization system, as per plans submitted.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 27, 2023, estimated cost $35K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 19, 2023, estimated cost $35K, described as “Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Live load 300 lbs per square feet. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 19, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 NYC building code.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 18, 2023, estimated cost $1K, described as “Curb Cut plans filed in conjunction with DOBNOW Job # B00653457-I1”
- Alteration, filed Sep 12, 2022, estimated cost $500, described as “Construction fence filed in conjunction with Alt-CO NB filing B00653457-I1”
- Alteration, filed Jun 1, 2022, estimated cost $3K, described as “Application filed for the installation of a single footing element as per drawings. All work in conjunction with alteration-co filing under job number B00653457-I1”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Dec 30, 2021, estimated cost $3.3M, 18 units added, 4 stories, described as “Proposed 3 story vertical extension to an existing one story building. and to change the 1st floor from zoning use group 17 to zoning use group 6,”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $1,979,550
- 2026–27 tax
- $63,140
- Market value (city estimate)
- $4,399,000
- Taxable value
- $507,600
- Assessed land
- $201,600
- Assessed improvements
- $1,777,950
Tax breaks
- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2060, about $183,096 a year below the full tax.
Zoning
R6B: floor area ratio 2.84 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Nov 16, 2021: $4,400,000
- May 3, 2016: $4,700,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
In the news
Permits Filed for 257 Driggs Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York YIMBY, Jan 3, 2023.