# 117 Powers Street, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 7 units · built 2025 · Block 2775, Lot 33.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3027750033/117-powers-street

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jan 17, 2026, described as “Installation of supported scaffold per plan submitted. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 29, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed per plan submitted. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 22, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Installation of Roof Protection as per plans for protection over neighboring buildings 115 Powers Street & 119 Powers Street”
- Alteration, filed Jan 17, 2025, estimated cost $30K, described as “Proposed partial demolition of 2 story brick and frame building with cellar, in conjunction with Alt-CO # B01042283.”
- Major Renovation — Enlargement, filed Apr 30, 2024, estimated cost $1.1M, 5 units added, 4 stories, described as “Propose new enlargement of an existing 2-story residential building to a new MDL Class A Apartments building. Upgrading Construction Class IB with general construction works per NYC 2022 code. Obtain a new C of O.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $304,200
- 2026–27 tax: $18,921
- Market value (city estimate): $676,000
- Taxable value: $152,110
- Assessed land: $163,800
- Assessed improvements: $140,400

## Zoning

R6B: floor area ratio 2.24 built, above the 2.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jul 23, 2024: $2,100,000

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