# 196 Shepherd Avenue, Brooklyn

Single family · built c. 1901 · Block 3957, Lot 38.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/3039570038/196-shepherd-avenue

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

Every lot on block 3957: https://umarelli.org/nyc/brooklyn/3957.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, filed Apr 3, 2025, estimated cost $62K, described as “Plumbing job to address the violations (#35477206L, #34623119J) in the basement, in accordance with the submitted plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 3, 2025, estimated cost $35K, described as “Application is filed to address the violations (#35477206L, #34623119J) in the basement, in accordance with the submitted plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $54,420
- 2026–27 tax: $2,994
- Market value (city estimate): $907,000
- Taxable value: $15,086
- Assessed land: $12,360
- Assessed improvements: $42,060

## Zoning

R5B: floor area ratio 0.54 built, 1.50 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Feb 6, 2026: $1,055,000, 1,350 sq ft ($781 per sq ft)
- Mar 18, 2025: $360,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## 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