# 488 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn

Three-family · built 2025 · Block 3909, Lot 9.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3039090009/488-jamaica-avenue

More construction in Cypress Hills: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/cypress-hills.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Oct 17, 2022, estimated cost $88K, 3 units, 3 stories, described as “Proposed three-family house. A subsequent application has been filed for (Mechanical and structural) work type.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 9, 2024, estimated cost $49K, described as “Install new plumbing fixtures, electric hot water heaters, and electric stoves. Install the fire sprinkler system as per the drawings filed herewith. There will be no change in egress, use, or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 21, 2024, estimated cost $3K, described as “Application filled to construct new curbcut.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $11,169
- 2026–27 tax: $1,965
- Market value (city estimate): $186,150
- Taxable value: $9,903
- Assessed land: $11,169

## Zoning

R4: floor area ratio 0.89 built, 1.00 allowed by base zoning.

## 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