# 185 Skillman Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 8 units · built 2025 · Block 2750, Lot 29.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3027500029/185-skillman-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Dec 5, 2024, 8 units, 5 stories, described as “Propose new 5-story residential building as per plan. Obtain new c of o.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2026, estimated cost $7K, described as “Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Pipe scaffold shall comply with chapter 33 of the 2022 NYC building code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 24, 2025, estimated cost $15K, 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.”
- Demolition, filed Nov 22, 2024
- Demolition, filed Nov 22, 2024, estimated cost $20K, described as “Full demolition of a 2 story and a cellar structure using handheld devices”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $334,800
- 2026–27 tax: $5,703
- Market value (city estimate): $744,000
- Taxable value: $45,850
- Assessed land: $334,800

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 2.56 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Dec 3, 2024: $2,300,000
- Jun 16, 2023: $800,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

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

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