# 53 Stanhope Street, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 8 units · built c. 1901 · Block 3254, Lot 72.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3032540072/53-stanhope-street

More construction in Bushwick: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/bushwick.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jul 31, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “Proposed installation of support of scaffold as per plans in conjunction with DOB application #: B00892099-I1. No change in use, occupancy, bulk, or egress”
- Alteration, filed Nov 14, 2023, estimated cost $20K, described as “Submit sidewalk shed work at open space, in conjunction with alt-co NB application #: B00892099. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Jun 20, 2023, estimated cost $1.3M, 6 units added, 4 stories, described as “Convert existing 1-family to 8-family with horizontal and vertical enlargement. Obtain new certificate of occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $492,750
- 2026–27 tax: $17,968
- Market value (city estimate): $1,095,000
- Taxable value: $144,452
- Assessed land: $96,300
- Assessed improvements: $396,450

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 2.84 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jun 2, 2023: $1,100,000
- May 16, 2022: $1,018,952

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

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- Bushwick Neighborhood Plan (City Planning 2019K0199): Completed. This is an application for a 300-block section of Bushwick, Brooklyn, Community District 4 to create a thriving and inclusive Bushwick through preservation and creation of affordable housing, targeted investments in neighborhood…

## In the news

[Permits Filed for 53 Stanhope Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2023/11/permits-filed-for-53-stanhope-street-in-bushwick-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Nov 22, 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