# 138 Schenck Avenue, Brooklyn

Two-family · built c. 1901 · Block 3948, Lot 24.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3039480024/138-schenck-avenue

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

Every lot on block 3948: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/3948.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Jun 24, 2025, estimated cost $152K, described as “Job being file to correct violations and legalize work done without a permit replacing sheet rock, new flooring, doors and minor work throughout. No change to egress, use or occupancy”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $64,800
- 2026–27 tax: $5,545
- Market value (city estimate): $1,080,000
- Taxable value: $27,946
- Assessed land: $9,780
- Assessed improvements: $55,020

## Zoning

R5B: floor area ratio 1.56 built, above the 1.50 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