# 70 Eckford Street, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 18 units · built 1950 · Block 2699, Lot 9.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3026990009/257-driggs-avenue

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

## 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.

## 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.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 257 Driggs Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/01/permits-filed-for-257-driggs-avenue-in-greenpoint-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Jan 3, 2023.

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