# 723-747 Van Sinderen Avenue, Brooklyn

Parking · built c. 1930 · Block 3865, Lot 9.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3038650009/729-van-sinderen-avenue

More construction in East New York: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/east-new-york.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Jun 5, 2024, 193 units, 11 stories, described as “Propose a new 11-story multi-family affordable housing building. Obtain a new C of O.”
- Alteration, filed Oct 8, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation and use of construction fence as per plans filed herewith. This application is filed in conjunction with NB B01043155-I1.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 28, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary needle beam as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy shall comply with CHAPTER#33 of 2022 the ny building code.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 28, 2026, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding as per plans. Sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 14, 2026, estimated cost $112K, described as “Installation of construction fence as per plan in conjunction with DOB application gc #B01043155 - I1.”
- Demolition, filed May 6, 2024, estimated cost $16K, described as “Full demolition of a 1-story building.”
- Demolition, filed May 2, 2024, estimated cost $40K, described as “Full demolition of one-story building.”
- Demolition, filed May 2, 2024, estimated cost $26K, described as “Full demolition of a 1-story building.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $539,100
- 2026–27 tax: $55,221
- Market value (city estimate): $1,198,000
- Taxable value: $509,040
- Assessed land: $183,600
- Assessed improvements: $355,500

## Zoning

C4-4L: floor area ratio 0.90 built, 4.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 22, 2025: $7,045,142

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

- 749 Van Sinderen Avenue Rezoning (City Planning 2020K0425): Zoning map change, Zoning text change, Completed, filed Feb 16, 2021, decided Mar 18, 2022. This is a private application by ENY Community Residences LLC requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change an M1-1 to C4-4L zoning district and a Zoning Text Amendment to map MIH area, to facilitate the development of a new affordable…

## In the news

[Developer Wants Rezoning in Order to Build 100 Percent Affordable Building in East New York](https://www.brownstoner.com/development/affordable-housing-brooklyn-east-new-york-749-van-sinderen-avenue-dattner-architects-cayuga-capital/), Brownstoner, May 21, 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