# 962 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 40 units · Block 3294, Lot 25.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3032940025/962-bushwick-avenue

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

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Apr 23, 2025, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 23, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary pipe & system scaffold as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 27, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 5, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application”
- Alteration, filed Mar 5, 2025, estimated cost $160, described as “Proposed construction fence. No change to use, egress or occupancy under this application”
- Demolition, filed Dec 27, 2024, estimated cost $50K, described as “Full demolition to a two story building”
- Demolition, filed Dec 27, 2024, estimated cost $50K, described as “Full demolition to a two story house”
- Alteration, filed Nov 26, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of a temporary wooden construction fence”
- Alteration, filed Apr 22, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “The drawings herein are related to new 7-story building with partial cellar. The foundation system is composed of concrete spread footings. Foundation work type for a single footing for 421a/oer purposes filed in conjunction w/ NB job…”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,695,150
- 2026–27 tax: $192,648
- Market value (city estimate): $3,767,000
- Taxable value: $1,548,741
- Assessed land: $220,950
- Assessed improvements: $1,474,200

## Zoning

R6: floor area ratio 5.14 built, above the 2.43 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Jan 5, 2024: $25,000
- Jun 21, 2018: $2,500,000

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

## Flood zone

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

## 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

[Housing Lottery Launches for 962 Bushwick Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/09/housing-lottery-launches-for-962-bushwick-avenue-in-bushwick-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Sep 12, 2025.

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