# 7 Livonia Avenue, Brooklyn

Apartment building · 126 units · built 2018 · Block 3566, Lot 6.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3035660006/7-livonia-avenue

More construction in Brownsville: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/brownsville.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Dec 11, 2025, estimated cost $15K, described as “Installation of glass panels on top of existing steel canopy. No changes in existing use, egress, and occupancy of the building.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 20, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of steel catwalk and railing to service air conditioning unit. No change in use egress and occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 5, 2019, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold at 7 livonia avenue, brooklyn as indicated on plans. There will be no change in the use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 6, 2019, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of pipe scaffold at 7 livonia avenue as indicated on plans. There will be no change in the use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 13, 2018, estimated cost $7K, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed as per plans. Sidewalk shed live load 300 psf shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code no change to use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 2, 2018, estimated cost $6K, described as “Installation of temporary construction fence at 7 livonia avenue, brooklyn as indicated on plans. There will be no change in the use, egress, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 11, 2018, estimated cost $9K, described as “Installation of temporary construction fence as per plan.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 19, 2018, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of a heavy duty sidewalk shed approximately 430'LONG as per plans in conjunction with NB construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with 2014 NYC building code, chapter 33.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $9,247,500
- Market value (city estimate): $20,550,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $733,050
- Assessed improvements: $8,514,450

## Tax breaks

- 420-c exemption, through Jun 30, 2078, about $1,150,297 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R7-2: floor area ratio 5.49 built, above the 3.44 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- Edwin's Place (City Planning P2016K0082): Completed, decided Nov 22, 2017. This is an application on behalf of the NYC HPD for a zoning map amendment (from R6 to R7-2), a zoning text amendment to create an MIH area, a UDAAP, and a special permit to facilitate the development of a new eight-story, mixed-use…

## In the news

[Developers Celebrate Grand Opening of 7 Livonia Avenue, Affordable Housing Property in Brownsville, Brooklyn](https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/07/developers-celebrate-grand-opening-of-7-livonia-avenue-affordable-housing-property-in-brownsville-brooklyn.html), New York YIMBY, Jul 30, 2021.

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