# 490 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn

Three-family · built 2025 · Block 3909, Lot 10.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3039090010/490-jamaica-avenue

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

## Building permits

- New Building — Multi-Family, filed Jul 5, 2022, estimated cost $88K, 3 units, 3 stories, described as “Proposed three family house.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 19, 2024, estimated cost $28K, 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 filling to construct new curb cut.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $8,153
- 2026–27 tax: $1,434
- Market value (city estimate): $135,883
- Taxable value: $7,228
- Assessed land: $8,153

## Zoning

R4: floor area ratio 1.50 built, above the 1.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## 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